The Oscar nominations are here! This morning, actress Mo'nique joined Academy president Tom Sherak to reveal this year's Oscar nominees in LA. There were a lot of nominees that were expected, but also a few surprises! The King's Speech and The Social Network have been dominating award season, and it's no different for the Academy Awards, but plenty of other films received lots of love this morning, like Winter's Bone, True Grit and Toy Story 3, which all made it into the 10-film best picture category.
Naturally, not everyone can get a nomination, so there were a few of my favorites shut out (like Ryan Gosling and Andrew Garfield). In any case, you can watch the live announcements right now, and to see the full list, just read more.
BEST PICTURE
The King's Speech
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The Fighter
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Joel and Ethan Coen, True Grit
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Another Year, Mike Leigh
The Fighter, Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, and Keith Dorrington
Inception, Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
The King's Speech, David Seidler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours, Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3, Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich
True Grit, Joel and Ethan Coen
Winter's Bone, Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Biutiful
Dogtooth
In a Better World
Incendies
Outside the Law
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Qiugang
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Andrew Weisblum, Black Swan
Pamela Martin, The Fighter
Tariq Anwar, The King's Speech
Jon Harris, 127 Hours
Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter, The Social Network
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
Adrien Morot, Barney's Version
Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng, The Way Back
Rick Baker and Dave Elsey, The Wolfman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer, Inception
Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech
A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Coming Home” from Country Strong, Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from Tangled, Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from 127 Hours, Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3, Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Let's Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
Inception
The King’s Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
however, moviefone.com predicted these.... lets hope they win though
BEST PICTURE
'Black Swan'
'The Fighter'
'Inception'
'The Kids Are All Right'
'The King's Speech'
'The Social Network'
'The Town'
'Toy Story 3'
'True Grit'
'Winter's Bone'
Commentary: After winning practically every award in its path, 'The Social Network' is a lock for a nomination, and will probably win Best Picture, as well. The only film standing in its way is 'The King's Speech,' which just made an impressive showing at the BAFTA nominations and is classic Oscar bait.
Meanwhile, fan favorites 'Black Swan,' 'Inception' and 'The Fighter' are also sure-bets for nominations, but will have better luck chasing Oscar gold in the acting and technical categories.
As for the remaining slots, we think voters will make room for a wide variety of movies, just like they did last year with 'The Blind Side,' 'District 9' and 'A Serious Man.' If that's the case, expect nominations for movies like 'The Town' and 'Winter's Bone.'
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, 'Black Swan'
David Fincher, 'The Social Network'
Tom Hooper, 'The King's Speech'
Christopher Nolan, 'Inception'
David O'Russell, 'The Fighter'
Possible spoilers: Joel and Ethan Coen, 'True Grit'; Mike Leigh, 'Another Year'; Roman Polanski, 'The Ghost Writer'; Danny Boyle, '127 Hours'
Commentary:: The Academy often likes to pull a surprise here (think David Lynch in 2001, or Mike Leigh in 2004). If that happens, we could see nominations for anyone from the Coen brothers, who released their most successful movie to date this year ('True Grit') to Academy favorite Roman Polanski, who received high praise for his work in 'The Ghost Writer.' But since our predicted five was nominated by both the Golden Globes and the Directors Guild of America, we think this will be the final lineup.
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges, 'True Grit'
Robert Duvall, 'Get Low'
Jesse Eisenberg, 'The Social Network'
Colin Firth, 'The King's Speech'
James Franco, '127 Hours'
Possible spoilers: Ryan Gosling, 'Blue Valentine'; Mark Wahlberg, 'The Fighter'; Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Commentary: Eisenberg, Firth and Franco have received all of the major precusor nominations (BFCA, BAFTA, Golden Globes and SAG), which means they're locked for nominations. The remaining two slots, however, are a bit up in the air. Voters almost always nominate an actor over 50 in this category, which is good news for contenders like Bridges and Duvall. But their precursor nominations have been spotty at best, so there's a chance that under-the-radar contenders like Gosling or even Wahlberg could sneak in at the last minute.
BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, 'The Kids Are All Right'
Nicole Kidman, 'Rabbit Hole'
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Winter's Bone'
Natalie Portman, 'Black Swan'
Hailee Steinfeld, 'True Grit'
Possible spoilers: Lesley Manville, 'Another Year'; Michelle Williams, 'Blue Valentine'; Julianne Moore, 'The Kids Are All Right'; Noomi Rapace, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'; Hilary Swank, 'Conviction'
Commentary: Golden Globe winners Annette Bening and Natalie Portman are locks for nominations -- as is Jennifer Lawrence for her well-received turn in the critically acclaimed indie 'Winter's Bone.'
Beyond that, things start to get a little tricky. There are still seven actresses competing for the final two slots, and any one of them could make it. But when the dust settles, we think we'll see nominations for Nicole Kidman, whose comeback performance in 'Rabbit Hole' was raved by critics, and, in a surprise, Hailee Steinfeld for 'True Grit.' Sure, she's being campaigned in Supporting Actress, but that hasn't stopped the Academy from voting differently before. (See Keisha Castle Hughes in 2003, and Kate Winslet in 2008.)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, 'The Fighter'
Andrew Garfield, 'The Social Network'
Jeremy Renner, 'The Town'
Mark Ruffalo, 'The Kids Are All Right'
Geoffrey Rush, 'The King's Speech'
Possible spoilers: John Hawkes, 'Winter's Bone'; Sam Rockwell, 'Conviction'; Bill Murray, 'Get Low'
Commentary: This category seems to have fallen into place, with Christian Bale emerging as the frontrunner and likely Oscar winner and Geoffrey Rush as the runner-up. There's a chance that Andrew Garfield, Jeremy Renner and/or Mark Ruffalo could miss, but even the possible spoilers feel like longshots at this point.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
We Predict:
Amy Adams, 'The Fighter'
Helena Bonham Carter, 'The King's Speech'
Mila Kunis, 'Black Swan'
Melissa Leo, 'The Fighter'
Jacki Weaver, 'Animal Kingdom'
Possible spoilers: Hailee Steinfeld, 'True Grit'; Lesley Manville, 'Another Year'
Commentary: Look for a one-two punch from the 'Fighter' girls in this category, especially after Amy Adams and Melissa Leo dominated the precursors. Helena Bonham Carter is a safe bet as well, considering she co-stars in 'The Social Network's' only real challenger for Best Picture.
Mila Kunis remains a distant fourth, though we're expecting her to ride the 'Black Swan' wave all the way to the Kodak Theater. And if Hailee Steinfeld winds up in Best Actress, that will likely mean good news -- and a nomination -- for Jacki Weaver, who's already received a number of accolaids for her performance in 'Animal Kingdom.'
BEST DOCUMENTARY
'Exit Through the Gift Shop'
'Inside Job'
'Precious Life'
'Restrepo'
'Waiting for 'Superman''
Possible spoilers: 'Client 9'; 'Gasland'; 'The Tillman Story'
Commentary: This is a notoriously tricky category to predict, as the documentary branch often tends to vote against the popular grain. But of the 15 finalists, we can at least call 'Waiting for 'Superman'' a lock. Beyond that, our guess is as good as your's.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
'How to Train Your Dragon'
'Tangled'
'Toy Story 3'
Commentary: Let's start with the obvious: 'Toy Story 3' will be nominated, and will win the Oscar in February. That's a done deal.
As for the runner-up slots, we think 'How to Train Your Dragon' is a lock, after wowing both critics and moviegoers. The third and final slot could go to a number of movies -- from 'Despicable Me' to 'The Illusionist' -- but we think voters will award 'Tangled' instead, given that it was a nice throwback to the days of 2-D animated Disney musicals.
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