Hollywood’s most prestigious party now has its list of honored guests. The most popular categories follow the jump. Critics/expert’s choices for most likely to win the category are starred.
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”
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”
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 Swan”
- Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
- Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
- Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
- **Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
- Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Directing
- Darren Aronofsky – “Black Swan”
- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – “True Grit”
- ** David Fincher – “The Social Network”
- Tom Hooper – “The King’s Speech”
- David O. Russell – “The Fighter”
Animated Feature Film
- “How to Train Your Dragon”
- “The Illusionist”
- “Toy Story 3”
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”
Visual Effects
- “Alice in Wonderland”
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
- “Hereafter”
- “Inception”
- “Iron Man 2”
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- “127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
- ** “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
- “Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- “True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- “Winter’s Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- “Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
- “The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson - “Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
- “The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
- ** “The King’s Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler
This list was publicized by The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. You can visit the website for more detailed info on the Academy, as well as the complete list including the categories below. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html
- Art Direction
- Cinematography
- Costume Design
- Documentary (Feature)
- Documentary (Short Subject)
- Film Editing
- Foreign Language Film
- Makeup
- Music (Original Score)
- Music (Original Song)
- Short Film (Animated)
- Short Film (Live Action)
- Sound Editing