The 2011
After being completely shut out at the recently completed Golden Globes (pretty much all you need to know about that particular ceremony), Joel and Ethan Coen's remake of True Grit trailed only Speech with ten nominations, while best picture favourite The Social Network has eight; the same as Christopher Nolan's Inception.
A few thoughts:
For no good reason in particular, Nolan was snubbed from the best director final five, after suffering a similar fate with The Dark Knight in 2008. Nolan has made nothing but gold since his arrival, so what does he have to show for his efforts? A big, fat middle finger from the Academy. One would hope that this trend doesn't continue with the completion of his Batman trilogy in two years. This upsets me greatly. The saving grace is that Nolan earned one for screenplay--something, if I had my way, he'd walk away with the award. Also, Hans Zimmer should win original score for the film--but, he won't.
Happy to see that Winter's Bone received a lot of love. After being released very early in the year, Debra Granik's small scale (but grand experience) film scored four nominations for best actress, supporting actor, adapted screenplay and most importantly, picture.
While John Hawkes got an unexpected nod for Winter's Bone, it seems he knocked out Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominee Andrew Garfield for The Social Network. Personally, I thought Garfield was better in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go. He, along with Carey Mulligan were absolutely flawless in it, yet the film, nor its cast or crew even sniffed any sort of recognition this year.
Alice in Wonderland--which featured a sword fighting Mad Hatter (?)--will somehow be thrice featured in the broadcast, for art direction, costume design and visual effects. Adding to the embarrassment is the inclusion of The Wolfman and Unstoppable. Thank Christ that Twilight wasn't singled out though. What a goddamn tragedy that would be.
Tough to see Ryan Gosling missing from the best acting category. His Blue Valentine partner-in-crime Michelle Williams made the cut, and they really should be recognized together. The only word to describe their film is heartbreaking. I urge everyone to see it, though I'll need a break before watching it again. There was some beautifully distressing stuff going on there. Just think about getting kicked repeatedly in the nuts--or kitty if you fancy--and that is infinitely easier than watching some of the scenes in Valentine.
James Franco and Anne Hathaway are hosting the biggest night in film, while insanely rich celebrities will be passing out the golden, bald statues February 27, 2011.
See all the nominees after the break
Picture
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight)
The Fighter (Paramount)
Inception (Warner Bros.)
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company)
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight)
The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney)
Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions)
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in Biutiful
Jeff Bridges in True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network
Colin Firth in The King's Speech
James Franco in 127 Hours
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in The Fighter
John Hawkes in Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner in The Town
Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman in Black SwanMichelle Williams in Blue Valentine
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter in The King's SpeechMelissa Leo in The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit
Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom
Animated Feature
The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics)
How To Train Your Dragon (Paramount)
Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney)Animated Short
Day & Night (Walt Disney)
The Gruffalo (A Magic Light Pictures Production)
Let's Pollute (A Geefwee Goedoe Production)
The Lost Thing (Nick Batzias for Madmen Entertainment)
Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) (A Sacrebleu Production)
Foreign Language Film of the Year
Biutiful from Mexico (Roadside Attractions)
Dogtooth from Greece (Kino International)
In A Better World from Denmark (Sony Pictures Classics)
Incendies from Canada (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) from Algeria (Cohen Media Group
Documentary Feature
Exit Through the Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency)
Gasland (A Gasland Production)
Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics)
Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment)
Wasteland (Arthouse Films)
Documentary Short Subject
Killing in the Name (A Moxie Firecrackers Film Production)
Poster Girl (A Portrayal Films Production)
Strangers No More (A Simon and Goodman Picture Company Production)
Sun Come Up (A Sun Come Up Production)
The Warriors of Qiugang (A Thomas Lennon Films Production)
Live Action Short Film
The Confession (National Film and Television School)
The Crush (Network Ireland Television)
God of Love (A Luke Matheny Production)
Na Wewe (Premium Films)
Wish 143 (A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production)
Achievement in Directing
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for True Grit
David Fincher for The Social Network
Tom Hooper for The King's Speech
David O. Russell for The Fighter
Original Screenplay
Another Year - Mike Leigh
The Fighter - Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson; story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
Inception - Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right - Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
The King's Speech - David Seidler
Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours - Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3 - Michael Arndt; story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Winter's Bone - Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
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 Atticut Ross
Original Song
"Coming Home" from Country Strong, Music and Lyrics by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from Tangled, Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from 127 Hours, Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyrics by Dido and Rollo
"We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3, Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Cinematography
Black Swan - Matthew Libatique
Inception - Wally Pfister
The King's Speech - Danny Cohen
The Social Network - Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit - Roger Deakins
Film Editing
Black Swan - Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter - Pamela Martin
The King's Speech - Tariq Anwar
127 Hours - Jon Harris
The Social Network - Angus wall and Kirk Baxter
Sound Editing
Inception - Richard King
Toy Story 3 - Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
Tron: Legacy - Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
True Grit - Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
Unstoppable - Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Mixing
Inception - Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
The King's Speech - Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
Salt - Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
The Social Network - Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
True Grit - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Makeup
Barney's Vision - Adrien Morot
The Way Back - Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
The Wolfman - Rick Baker and Dave ElseyVisual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit
Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
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