Oscars 2011 Winners List

It was a big night at the Kodak Theater last February 27, 2011 for the Oscars 2011 Awards Night. Here is the list of the winners:

Best Motion Picture of the Year - The King’s Speech

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role -
Christian Bale (The Fighter)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role -
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year - Toy Story 3

Best Documentary Short Subject - Strangers No More

Best Short Film (Animated) - The Lost Thing

Best Short Film (Live Action) - God of Love

Achievement in Art Direction - Alice in Wonderland

Achievement in Cinematography - Inception

Achievement in Costume Design - Alice in Wonderland

Achievement in Directing - Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)

Best Documentary Feature - Inside Job

Achievement in Makeup - The Wolfman

Achievement in Film Editing - The Social Network

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year - In a Better World (Denmark)

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) - The Social Network

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) - “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3

Achievement in Sound Editing - Inception

Achievement in Sound Mixing - Inception

Achievement in Visual Effects - Inception

Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network (Aaron Sorkin)

Original Screenplay - The King’s Speech (David Seidler)

Best Actor - Colin Firth (The King's Speech)

Best Actress - Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

Congratulations!!! =)

The Oscars And The Awards

On my earlier blogs, I posted the nominees for the Oscars. Now I wonder who will be this year's award receipients. The awards night will be on February 27, 2011, 8E. In the Philippines, it will be aired on March 1, 2011 and will be aired on Studio 23. Awards will be given to the outstanding actors and actresses in Hollywood.

The show will be hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

I'm so excited for this!!! =)

83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations List

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards is set on  February 27, 2011. The nominations and awards are already presented yesterday January 25, 2011. All in all there are 24 awards to be given. Here is the list of awards and nominees:

1. Best Picture: "Black Swan,""The Fighter,""Inception,""The Kids Are All Right,""The King's Speech,""127 Hours,""The Social Network,""Toy Story 3,""True Grit,""Winter's Bone."

2. Actor: Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"; Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"; Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"; Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"; James Franco, "127 Hours."

3. Actress: Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"; Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"; Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"; Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"; Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine."

4. Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"; John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"; Jeremy Renner, "The Town"; Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"; Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech."

5. 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."

6. Directing: Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"; David O. Russell, "The Fighter"; Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"; David Fincher, "The Social Network"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "True Grit."

7. Foreign Language Film: "Biutiful," Mexico; "Dogtooth," Greece; "In a Better World," Denmark; "Incendies," Canada; "Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)," Algeria.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, "127 Hours"; Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"; Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, "Toy Story 3"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "True Grit"; Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, "Winter's Bone."

9. Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh, "Another Year"; Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson and Keith Dorrington, "The Fighter"; Christopher Nolan, "Inception"; Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, "The Kids Are All Right"; David Seidler, "The King's Speech."

10. Animated Feature Film: "How to Train Your Dragon,""The Illusionist,""Toy Story 3."

11. Art Direction: "Alice in Wonderland,""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,""Inception,""The King's Speech,""True Grit."

12. Cinematography: "Black Swan,""Inception,""The King's Speech,""The Social Network,""True Grit."

13. Sound Mixing: "Inception,""The King's Speech,""Salt,""The Social Network,""True Grit."

14. Sound Editing: "Inception,""Toy Story 3,""Tron: Legacy,""True Grit,""Unstoppable."

15. Original Score: "How to Train Your Dragon," John Powell; "Inception," Hans Zimmer; "The King's Speech," Alexandre Desplat; "127 Hours," A.R. Rahman; "The Social Network," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

16. Original Song: "Coming Home" from "Country Strong," Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey; "I See the Light" from "Tangled," Alan Menken and Glenn Slater; "If I Rise" from "127 Hours," A.R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong; "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3," Randy Newman.

17. Costume: "Alice in Wonderland,""I Am Love,""The King's Speech,""The Tempest,""True Grit."

18. Documentary Feature: "Exit through the Gift Shop,""Gasland,""Inside Job,""Restrepo,""Waste Land."

19. Documentary (short subject): "Killing in the Name,""Poster Girl,""Strangers No More,""Sun Come Up,""The Warriors of Qiugang."

20. Film Editing: "Black Swan,""The Fighter,""The King's Speech,""127 Hours,""The Social Network."

21. Makeup: "Barney's Version,""The Way Back,""The Wolfman."

22. Animated Short Film: "Day and Night,""The Gruffalo,""Let's Pollute,""The Lost Thing,""Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)."

23. Live Action Short Film: "The Confession,""The Crush,""God of Love,""Na Wewe,""Wish 143."

24. Visual Effects: "Alice in Wonderland,""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,""Hereafter,""Inception,""Iron Man 2."

For more information, visit www.oscars.org. =)