Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards

By Melissa Thompson | January 25, 2011

The Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced this morning (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo’Nique. Beforehand members of the press, and there were a lot of us, were treated to breakfast at 4am by AMPAS before being let up and into the Samuel Goldwyn theater to hear the announcement.

With mostly a SRO news conference, attended by more than 400 international media representatives, the nominations were announced and THE KING’S SPEECH stormed the field with 12 nominations. It was followed by TRUE GRIT with 10, INCEPTION and THE SOCIAL NETWORK with 8, THE FIGHTER with 7, 127 HOURS with 6 and BLACK SWAN with 5.

Wouldn’t it be something to see “the little engine that could,” THE FIGHTER, win Best Picture and Mark Wahlberg (one of the film’s 3 producers) up at the podium to receive the Oscar? I’m rooting for another ROCKY to bring home the gold!

Now for the snubs: No director nod to Christopher Nolan for INCEPTION, nothing for BURLESQUE in Best Song category (No Cher?!?!), THE TOWN  missing in the Best Picture category (TOY STORY 3 took its spot), TRON: LEGACY not among the Best Visual Effects nominations, and WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” overlooked in the Best Documentary category.

 

With 12 nominations going to THE KING’S SPEECH, here are some of the reactions from the film’s nominees:

“Currently celebrating with my colleagues three feet above the ground. Not used to this much joy, or this much champagne at this hour.”

– Colin Firth

“I am absolutely overwhelmed by the twelve Oscar nominations for ‘The King’s Speech’. I am so grateful to the Academy. I am incredibly proud of my extraordinary cast and crew. This is a day I will remember for the rest of my life.”

– Tom Hooper

“As an Australian, I’m as excited to be recognized and honored by the Academy as my character must have been when his London speech therapy business flourished when the future King Of England happened to pop by one day. This story has struck such a rich resonant chord with audiences of all ages, which is very exciting — to have your work honored by your industry peers is even better.”

– Geoffrey Rush

“It is a great honor to have my work noticed again by the Academy and I am very grateful. Thank you. Writing the music for The King’s Speech has been a delight and I thank our brilliant director, Tom Hooper, for offering us and the audience such an inspiring and beautiful film. I also wish to congratulate all the other talents nominates for our movie”

– Alexandre Desplat

For other nominees reactions, click HERE. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. This year’s hosts will be Anne Hathaway and James Franco. Click HERE to view the list by picture.

Here’s the full list in alphabetical order:

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions) yea!
• Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” (Paramount)
• Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
• James Franco in “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
• John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions) yea!
• Jeremy Renner in “The Town” (Warner Bros.)
• Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
• Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
• Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” (Lionsgate)
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
• Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight)
• Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” (The Weinstein Company) yea!

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Amy Adams in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
• Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
• Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
• Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”(Paramount)
• Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom” (Sony Pictures Classics) yea!

Best animated feature film of the year

• “How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• “The Illusionist” (Sony Pictures Classics), Sylvain Chomet yea!
• “Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Lee Unkrich

Achievement in art direction

• “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr
• “True Grit” (Paramount), Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Achievement in cinematography

• “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Matthew Libatique
• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Danny Cohen
• “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeff Cronenweth
• “True Grit” (Paramount), Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design

• “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Colleen Atwood
• “I Am Love” (Magnolia Pictures), Antonella Cannarozzi
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Jenny Beavan
• “The Tempest” (Miramax), Sandy Powell
• “True Grit” (Paramount), Mary Zophres

Achievement in directing

• “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
• “The Fighter” (Paramount), David O. Russell
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
• “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
• “True Grit” (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best documentary feature

• “Exit through the Gift Shop” (Producers Distribution Agency), A Paranoid Pictures Production, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
• “Gasland”, A Gasland Production, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
• “Inside Job” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Representational Pictures Production, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• “Restrepo” (National Geographic Entertainment), An Outpost Films Production, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
• “Waste Land” (Arthouse Films), An Almega Projects Production, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Best documentary short subject

• “Killing in the Name”, A Moxie Firecracker Films Production, Nominees to be determined
• “Poster Girl”, A Portrayal Films Production, Nominees to be determined
• “Strangers No More”, A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
• “Sun Come Up”, A Sun Come Up Production, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
• “The Warriors of Qiugang”, A Thomas Lennon Films Production, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Achievement in film editing

• “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Andrew Weisblum
• “The Fighter” (Paramount), Pamela Martin
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tariq Anwar
• “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Jon Harris
• “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best foreign language film of the year

• “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions), A Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production, Mexico
• “Dogtooth” (Kino International), A Boo Production, Greece
• “In a Better World” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Zentropa Production, Denmark
• “Incendies” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Micro-Scope Production, Canada
• “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Cohen Media Group), A Tassili Films Production, Algeria

Achievement in makeup

• “Barney’s Version” (Sony Pictures Classics), Adrien Morot
• “The Way Back” (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment), Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng yea!
• “The Wolfman” (Universal), Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), John Powell
• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Alexandre Desplat
• “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
• “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)), Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
• “I See the Light” from “Tangled” (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater
• “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
• “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best motion picture of the year

• “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
• “The Fighter” (Paramount), A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
• “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
• “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Columbia Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer
• “True Grit” (Paramount), A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
• “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), A Winter’s Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Best animated short film

• “Day & Night” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Teddy Newton
• “The Gruffalo”, A Magic Light Pictures Production, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
• “Let’s Pollute”, A Geefwee Boedoe Production, Geefwee Boedoe
• “The Lost Thing”, (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment), A Passion Pictures Australia Production, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
• “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)”, A Sacrebleu Production, Bastien Dubois

Best live action short film

• “The Confession” (National Film and Television School), A National Film and Television School Production, Tanel Toom
• “The Crush” (Network Ireland Television), A Purdy Pictures Production, Michael Creagh
• “God of Love”, A Luke Matheny Production, Luke Matheny
• “Na Wewe” (Premium Films), A CUT! Production, Ivan Goldschmidt
• “Wish 143”, A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Achievement in sound editing

• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
• “Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
• “Tron: Legacy” (Walt Disney), Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
• “True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
• “Unstoppable” (20th Century Fox), Mark P. Stoeckinger

Achievement in sound mixing

• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
• “Salt” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
• “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
• “True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects

• “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” (Warner Bros.), Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
• “Hereafter” (Warner Bros.), Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
• “Iron Man 2” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount), Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay

• “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
• “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
• “Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
• “True Grit” (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay

• “Another Year” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh yea!
• “The Fighter” (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
• “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
• “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
• “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

MOTION PICTURE NOMINATIONS – 83RD AWARDS FEATURE FILMS WITH TWO OR MORE NOMINATIONS

• “The King’s Speech” – The Weinstein Company 12
• “True Grit” – Paramount 10
• “Inception” – Warner Bros. 8
• “The Social Network” – Sony Pictures Releasing 8
• “The Fighter” – Paramount 7
• “127 Hours” – Fox Searchlight 6
• “Black Swan” – Fox Searchlight 5
• “Toy Story 3” – Walt Disney 5
• “The Kids Are All Right” – Focus Features 4
• “Winter’s Bone” – Roadside Attractions 4
• “Alice in Wonderland” – Walt Disney 3
•  “Biutiful” – Roadside Attractions 2
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” – Warner Bros. 2
• “How to Train Your Dragon” – Paramount 2

Franco/Hathaway Photo: Image Credit: Bob D’Amico/ABC