Kirk Simon, the veteran Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentarian who was behind projects centering on Jane Goodall, Placido Domingo and the Pulitzer Prize, has died. He was 63.
Simon died Saturday in New York City of cardiac arrest, his brother, Ron Simon, curator of television & radio for The Paley Center for Media in New York, announced.
Simon won his Oscar (shared with frequent collaborator Karen Goodman) in the best documentary, short subjects category for Strangers No More (2010), about the children of immigrant workers struggling to make a new life in Tel Aviv.
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Simon died Saturday in New York City of cardiac arrest, his brother, Ron Simon, curator of television & radio for The Paley Center for Media in New York, announced.
Simon won his Oscar (shared with frequent collaborator Karen Goodman) in the best documentary, short subjects category for Strangers No More (2010), about the children of immigrant workers struggling to make a new life in Tel Aviv.
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- 4/15/2018
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Folks, a short list has emerged for Academy Award nominating consideration. Yes, we have AMPAS announcing that they’ve pared down the list of films hoping to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject rather considerably. There were initially far more entries vying for one of the five available slots, but not it’s just down to ten. Obviously, only half will be among the final five receiving spots in the Oscar race, though that’s pretty good odds, all things considered. This can be a hard category to figure out as I’ve mentioned in prior years, but I can at least try and set the stage for you a bit now. It’s the least I can do, right? As always, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that this is one of the least seen categories at the Academy Awards, if not the absolute least seen.
- 10/27/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
- 2/4/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
Anne Hathaway: Oscar Host's Red Dress outshone Oscars' Red Carpet. Anne Hathaway Oscar host: Red dress one of countless outfits Blast from the Past: Pictured above is Oscar host Anne Hathaway sporting a blindingly bright white smile while on the 2011 Academy Awards' Red Carpet just outside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. But wait. In the photo, Hathaway is wearing a blindingly bright red gown. Wasn't her dress of a metallic blue hue? Actually, no. It was beige (with patterns). Wait. Come to think of it, she actually wore a tux, not a dress. Or maybe it was all of the above. And more. How could that be? Well, the color, texture, format, and type of Anne Hathaway's outfits varied according to which 15 minutes of the Oscar telecast you watched on Sunday night, Feb. 27. Hathaway, a Best Actress nominee for Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married in early...
- 1/4/2016
- by altfilmguide
- Alt Film Guide
Another day, another new list emerges to show us what titles are in contention for certain Academy Awards. Yes, today we have AMPAS announcing that they’ve pared down the list of films hoping to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject rather considerably. There were initially 74 entries vying for one of the five available slots, but not it’s just down to ten. Obviously, only half will be among the final five receiving spots in the Oscar race, though that’s pretty good odds, all things considered. This can be a hard category to figure out, but I can at least try and set the stage for you a bit now… It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that this is one of the least seen categories at the Academy Awards, if not the absolute least seen. Not only is it the red headed stepchild of the...
- 10/27/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
David O. Russell makes fashion statement on the Oscars' Red Carpet David O. Russell: Fashion statement and Oscar nomination David O. Russell, a Best Director Oscar nominee for the surprisingly successful boxing drama The Fighter, makes both a fashion and a facial statement upon his arrival with guests at the 2011 Academy Awards held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. This was his first Best Director nomination. About five years ago, David O. Russell made headlines thanks to leaked videos showing him having a volcanic, expletive-filled confrontation with Lily Tomlin on the set of I Heart Huckabees – an ambitious all-star comedy that turned out to be much less successful than the bizarre behind-the-scenes video clips. (Check out Paul Rudd in a parody of the 'I Heart Huckabees' blow-up.) Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees alumnus Mark Wahlberg has said that he had to fight with Paramount...
- 5/4/2015
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
This year’s Oscar race could make history with two possible best picture nominees directed by women — Ava DuVernay’s Selma and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken. If both women are nominated for best director, that would also be a historical moment. But though these accomplishments in the narrative field are possible, more women directors are breaking into the documentary categories. Four of the 15 shortlisted documentaries feature women at the helm: Jennifer Grausman (co-directed with Sam Cullman and Mark Becker) with Art and Craft, Tia Lessin (co-directed with Carl Deal) with Citizen Koch, Laura Poitras with Citizenfour and Rory Kennedy with Last Days in Vietnam. Additionally, three of the eight shortlisted documentary shorts feature female directors: Ellen Goosenberg Kent with Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Aneta Kopacz with Joanna and Lucy Walker with The Lion’s Mouth Opens. More often than not, women directors tend to...
Managing Editor
This year’s Oscar race could make history with two possible best picture nominees directed by women — Ava DuVernay’s Selma and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken. If both women are nominated for best director, that would also be a historical moment. But though these accomplishments in the narrative field are possible, more women directors are breaking into the documentary categories. Four of the 15 shortlisted documentaries feature women at the helm: Jennifer Grausman (co-directed with Sam Cullman and Mark Becker) with Art and Craft, Tia Lessin (co-directed with Carl Deal) with Citizen Koch, Laura Poitras with Citizenfour and Rory Kennedy with Last Days in Vietnam. Additionally, three of the eight shortlisted documentary shorts feature female directors: Ellen Goosenberg Kent with Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Aneta Kopacz with Joanna and Lucy Walker with The Lion’s Mouth Opens. More often than not, women directors tend to...
- 12/16/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
The Academy has announced this year's field of contending documentary short subject films for the 86th annual Academy Awards. The crop has been trimmed down to eight, from which five nominees will be chosen. Voters from the Academy's documentary branch viewed the 40 eligible entries and submitted their ballots for tabulation. Last year's winner in the category was Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine's "Inocente." Previous winners have included "Saving Face" in 2011, "Strangers No More" in 2010 and "Music by Prudence" in 2009. (I always over-think it and get the category wrong. Sigh.) The eight remaining 2013 titles are listed below...
- 10/10/2013
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Two Israel-set documentaries, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon's Oscar-winning short subject Strangers No More and Shlomi Eldar's feature Precious Life (right), will screen as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 30th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" series on Wednesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free. The information below is from the Academy's press release: … Strangers No More introduces the students from 48 countries attending the Bialik-Rogozin School in Tel Aviv, many of whom are refugees from war, as they learn to deal with the diversity of their new environment. The film received an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject. Precious Life tells the story of a Palestinian infant with a life-threatening immune disorder awaiting a bone marrow transplant in an Israeli hospital during the 2008–09 blockade of Gaza. As filmmaker Shlomi Eldar...
- 10/12/2011
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Oscar®-winning documentary short subject “Strangers No More” and the documentary feature “Precious Life” will screen as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 30th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free.
Directed and produced by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, “Strangers No More” introduces the students from 48 countries attending the Bialik-Rogozin School in Tel Aviv, many of whom are refugees from war, as they learn to deal with the diversity of their new environment. The film received an Academy Award® for Documentary Short Subject.
“Precious Life” tells the story of a Palestinian infant with a life-threatening immune disorder awaiting a bone marrow transplant in an Israeli hospital during the 2008.09 blockade of Gaza. As filmmaker Shlomi Eldar uses his influence to seek financial help for the family,...
Directed and produced by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, “Strangers No More” introduces the students from 48 countries attending the Bialik-Rogozin School in Tel Aviv, many of whom are refugees from war, as they learn to deal with the diversity of their new environment. The film received an Academy Award® for Documentary Short Subject.
“Precious Life” tells the story of a Palestinian infant with a life-threatening immune disorder awaiting a bone marrow transplant in an Israeli hospital during the 2008.09 blockade of Gaza. As filmmaker Shlomi Eldar uses his influence to seek financial help for the family,...
- 10/12/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Academy award-winning documentary hands round its statuettes at Tel Aviv school, despite many pupils facing deportation
There's not much that is usual about the Bialik Rogozin School in Tel Aviv – so the pupils took it in their stride when the end of term was celebrated with two Oscar statuettes being handed around.
This year's Academy award for best documentary was won by Strangers No More, which tells the story of students from the school, 70% of whom are immigrants, many from the world's most dangerous countries.
On Monday, the film's directors, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, brought their Oscars to share with the schoolchildren and to allow them to bask in a little reflected glory.
With 832 pupils from 48 countries, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, the children might not share that much in common, but one thing was for sure – they all wanted to get their hands on the Oscar.
"This is...
There's not much that is usual about the Bialik Rogozin School in Tel Aviv – so the pupils took it in their stride when the end of term was celebrated with two Oscar statuettes being handed around.
This year's Academy award for best documentary was won by Strangers No More, which tells the story of students from the school, 70% of whom are immigrants, many from the world's most dangerous countries.
On Monday, the film's directors, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, brought their Oscars to share with the schoolchildren and to allow them to bask in a little reflected glory.
With 832 pupils from 48 countries, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, the children might not share that much in common, but one thing was for sure – they all wanted to get their hands on the Oscar.
"This is...
- 6/20/2011
- by Conal Urquhart
- The Guardian - Film News
The Star Of Oscar-winning Documentary Faces Deportation
The 12-year-old-star of Sunday's Oscar-winning short documentary Strangers No More is facing deportation from Israel.
Esther Aikpehae is among the 120 students at the school featured in Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon's film who have been asked to leave the country because they don't have Jewish roots.
The youngster's father, who is South African, is in Israel illegally, and they're the victims of a government campaign to purge areas of immigrants.
Aikpehae arrived in Israel with her father in 2007 after her mother was killed by gangs in her homeland. Her father told the Israeli authorities it was too dangerous for them to return home.
And now the young actress does not want to leave the country she knows as home, telling Reuters, "I feel African-Israeli, not just Israeli. I speak the language, I've gotten used to it here."
But Israel's Interior Minister Eli Yishai insists the Jewish state has to protect native Israelis and legal immigrants.
He says, "It's my personal mission to preserve the Jewish majority in Israel."...
Esther Aikpehae is among the 120 students at the school featured in Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon's film who have been asked to leave the country because they don't have Jewish roots.
The youngster's father, who is South African, is in Israel illegally, and they're the victims of a government campaign to purge areas of immigrants.
Aikpehae arrived in Israel with her father in 2007 after her mother was killed by gangs in her homeland. Her father told the Israeli authorities it was too dangerous for them to return home.
And now the young actress does not want to leave the country she knows as home, telling Reuters, "I feel African-Israeli, not just Israeli. I speak the language, I've gotten used to it here."
But Israel's Interior Minister Eli Yishai insists the Jewish state has to protect native Israelis and legal immigrants.
He says, "It's my personal mission to preserve the Jewish majority in Israel."...
- 3/6/2011
- WENN
Almost forgot all about this…
The Shadow And Act Oscar contest. The rules were simple: make your choices for who you think will win the award in each of the categories listed below, and, after the ceremony ended on Sunday night, a winner was to be selected randomly from the list of Correct entries. And that lucky person was to be awarded a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com!
You had until Sunday, February 27th, at 8Pm Est/5Pm Pst to make your selections, and 42 of you did just that – see all the response below.
Now, unfortunately, No One got them all correct; some came close to doing so, but, coming close wasn’t the criteria. I do realize that it was a difficult task, given the number of categories I included in the contest. I probably should have just settled for the maybe 4 or the major categories: Best Film, Director,...
The Shadow And Act Oscar contest. The rules were simple: make your choices for who you think will win the award in each of the categories listed below, and, after the ceremony ended on Sunday night, a winner was to be selected randomly from the list of Correct entries. And that lucky person was to be awarded a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com!
You had until Sunday, February 27th, at 8Pm Est/5Pm Pst to make your selections, and 42 of you did just that – see all the response below.
Now, unfortunately, No One got them all correct; some came close to doing so, but, coming close wasn’t the criteria. I do realize that it was a difficult task, given the number of categories I included in the contest. I probably should have just settled for the maybe 4 or the major categories: Best Film, Director,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
As predicted, The King's Speech was the big success story of this year's "new look" Academy Awards ceremony, walking away with the Oscars for 'Best Picture', 'Best Director' and 'Best Actor'. Whilst not quite the whitewash the some had expected, the film's haul of 4 of its 12 nominations was enough to put it joint top of the winners pile alongside Christopher Nolan's Inception.
Reviews for the ceremony itself have been fairly poor, with James Franco, Kirk Douglas and a bizarre choir of singing child all coming in for criticism throughout the night. Surprise wins for poorly received efforts such as Alice in Wonderland and Joe Johnson's recent remake of The Wolfman further divided criticism on Twitter and Facebook.
Below is a full list of all the Oscar winners on the night
Best Picture
The King's Speech
Best Director
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Best Actress
Natalie Portman -...
Reviews for the ceremony itself have been fairly poor, with James Franco, Kirk Douglas and a bizarre choir of singing child all coming in for criticism throughout the night. Surprise wins for poorly received efforts such as Alice in Wonderland and Joe Johnson's recent remake of The Wolfman further divided criticism on Twitter and Facebook.
Below is a full list of all the Oscar winners on the night
Best Picture
The King's Speech
Best Director
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Best Actress
Natalie Portman -...
- 3/5/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
Tom Hooper’s British period drama, “The King’s Speech” won the Academy Award for Best Picture Sunday, the film industry’s most coveted prize.
Hooper also won top honors in the category of Direction, and Colin Firth, who played the titular speech-challenged king, won Best Actor.
It was really a two dog race. David Fincher’s techno-hip “The Social Network,” about the founding of Facebook, was the only real challenger. And many Oscar prognosticators considered King’s win an upset.
“The Social Network” did, however, win for Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin), Best Original Score (Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Atticus Ross), and Editing.
Natalie Portman won her first Oscar for Best Actress for her performance as a psychologically troubled ballerina in “Black Swan.”
See list of winners below:
1. Best Picture: “The King’s Speech.”
2. Actor: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech.”
3. Actress: Natalie Portman, “Black Swan.
Hooper also won top honors in the category of Direction, and Colin Firth, who played the titular speech-challenged king, won Best Actor.
It was really a two dog race. David Fincher’s techno-hip “The Social Network,” about the founding of Facebook, was the only real challenger. And many Oscar prognosticators considered King’s win an upset.
“The Social Network” did, however, win for Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin), Best Original Score (Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Atticus Ross), and Editing.
Natalie Portman won her first Oscar for Best Actress for her performance as a psychologically troubled ballerina in “Black Swan.”
See list of winners below:
1. Best Picture: “The King’s Speech.”
2. Actor: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech.”
3. Actress: Natalie Portman, “Black Swan.
- 3/1/2011
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Did the Oscars surprise anyone? Sci-Fi fans, we are of course still sore over Christopher Nolan’s snub for Best Director, but Inception still was recognized with four Oscars. Genre highlights from the 83rd Academy Awards also include Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland sweeping away the two coveted design awards in Art Direction and Costume Design and The Wolfman won for Best Makeup. Pixar‘s Toy Story 3 took home Best Animated Film and Best Song.
This Sunday’s broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards on ABC attempted to reach out to a “younger crowd” with its choice of hosts, Anne Hathaway and James Franco, but the live broadcast dropped 9% in overall ratings compared to last year’s broadcast and down 12% in the 18-49 adult demographic. Still, the show entertained 37.6 million viewers with a show full of exposition to educate new viewers about the history of past Oscar winners.
Check...
This Sunday’s broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards on ABC attempted to reach out to a “younger crowd” with its choice of hosts, Anne Hathaway and James Franco, but the live broadcast dropped 9% in overall ratings compared to last year’s broadcast and down 12% in the 18-49 adult demographic. Still, the show entertained 37.6 million viewers with a show full of exposition to educate new viewers about the history of past Oscar winners.
Check...
- 3/1/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have put the best of the 2010 movies to bed. Here’s a list of the winners. Below, you’ll find my commentary, as well as a link to the 9th Annual Tsr Movie Awards.
Best Picture
The King’s Speech
Best Actor
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Director
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Best Song
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
Best Editing
The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Best Visual Effects
Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Best Documentary
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Best Live-action Short
God of Love, Luke Matheny
Best Documentary Short
Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood
Best Makeup
The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Best Sound Editing
Inception, Richard King
Best Sound Mixing
Inception,...
Best Picture
The King’s Speech
Best Actor
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Director
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Best Song
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
Best Editing
The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Best Visual Effects
Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Best Documentary
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Best Live-action Short
God of Love, Luke Matheny
Best Documentary Short
Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood
Best Makeup
The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Best Sound Editing
Inception, Richard King
Best Sound Mixing
Inception,...
- 3/1/2011
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
… And so another year of the most boring and predictable awards ceremony on planet Earth has passed. There were cheesy speeches, somebody said the ‘f’ word and Colin Firth won an Oscar. The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were presented by James Franco and Anne Hathaway to what looks like very mixed reviews judging from responses this morning.
Below is a full list of winners and losers… since, like Highlander, there can only be one! Nice to see The Wolfman and Inside Job pick up major awards and Natalie Portman bag an Oscar. She was ace in Black Swan.
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
Best Director
David O. Russell – The Fighter
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
David Fincher – The Social Network
Joel And Ethan Coen – True Grit
Darren Aronofsky...
Below is a full list of winners and losers… since, like Highlander, there can only be one! Nice to see The Wolfman and Inside Job pick up major awards and Natalie Portman bag an Oscar. She was ace in Black Swan.
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
Best Director
David O. Russell – The Fighter
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
David Fincher – The Social Network
Joel And Ethan Coen – True Grit
Darren Aronofsky...
- 2/28/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Another year, another Oscar season behind us. The King's Speech dominated the awards in an unsurprising list of winners. Most of the predicted victories came to fruition and there's much in the way of upsets or surprises this year.
The King's Speech won four awards - including Best Actor Colin Firth, Best Director Tom Hooper, and the big one - Best Picture. Inception brought home four awards as well, all in the technical categories, including sound editing and mixing, cinematography, and visual effects.
Natalie Portman took home the the prize for lead actress for Black Swan and The Fighter's Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won for best supporting actor and actress.
Check out the full list after the jump.
Best Picture
The King's Speech
Best Director
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Actress
Natalie Portman,...
The King's Speech won four awards - including Best Actor Colin Firth, Best Director Tom Hooper, and the big one - Best Picture. Inception brought home four awards as well, all in the technical categories, including sound editing and mixing, cinematography, and visual effects.
Natalie Portman took home the the prize for lead actress for Black Swan and The Fighter's Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won for best supporting actor and actress.
Check out the full list after the jump.
Best Picture
The King's Speech
Best Director
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Actress
Natalie Portman,...
- 2/28/2011
- by alyssa.caverley@gmail.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
A full list of winners and nominees for the Oscars 2011
Best motion picture of the year
Winner: The King's Speech
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Winner: Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Winner: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Achievement in directing
Winner: Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
David O Russell (The Fighter)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (True Grit)
Art direction
Winner: Alice in Wonderland - Robert Stromberg (production design), Karen O'Hara (set decoration)
Harry Potter and the...
Best motion picture of the year
Winner: The King's Speech
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Winner: Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
Javier Bardem (Biutiful)
Jeff Bridges (True Grit)
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)
James Franco (127 Hours)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Winner: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)
Achievement in directing
Winner: Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
David O Russell (The Fighter)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (True Grit)
Art direction
Winner: Alice in Wonderland - Robert Stromberg (production design), Karen O'Hara (set decoration)
Harry Potter and the...
- 2/28/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Tim Metzger, Oscar nominee for Best Documentary (Short Subject), and Jennifer Redfearn, Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject, arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Metzger and Redfearn were nominated for Sun Come Up. The winner in the Best Documentary Short Subject category was Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon's Strangers No More. Photo: Ivan Vejar / ©A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photo to enlarge it.
- 2/28/2011
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
Twelve nominations, four wins. Colin Firth's King Edward VI spoke to a global audience at the 83rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
The King's Speech collected the awards for Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Director (Tom Hooper) and Best Original Screenplay (David Seidler).
Firth, who joked that he felt the urge to dance with joy, said: "I have a feeling my career has just peaked. My deepest thanks to the academy."
Also nominated for Best Picture were Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter's Bone.
Natalie Portman won Best Actress for Black Swan while the supporting honours went to Christian Bale and Melissa Leo for The Fighter. Surprisingly, it meant Geoffrey Rush lost out on a Best Supporting Actor gong for his part in The King's Speech.
The closest challenger to The King's Speech had been The Social Network,...
The King's Speech collected the awards for Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Director (Tom Hooper) and Best Original Screenplay (David Seidler).
Firth, who joked that he felt the urge to dance with joy, said: "I have a feeling my career has just peaked. My deepest thanks to the academy."
Also nominated for Best Picture were Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter's Bone.
Natalie Portman won Best Actress for Black Swan while the supporting honours went to Christian Bale and Melissa Leo for The Fighter. Surprisingly, it meant Geoffrey Rush lost out on a Best Supporting Actor gong for his part in The King's Speech.
The closest challenger to The King's Speech had been The Social Network,...
- 2/28/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
The King's Speech Is Golden With Four Top Academy Awards
The King's Speech ruled over the 2011 Academy Awards on Sunday, taking home four honours including Best Picture and Best Actor for the movie's star, Colin Firth.
The royal drama, about stuttering British monarch George VI, led the competition with 12 nominations going into this year's Oscars, and edged out the likes of Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception and The Social Network to claim the most coveted title of the night.
Firth was crowned Best Actor in a Leading Role, emerging triumphant over Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and James Franco (127 Hours).
Filmmaker Tom Hooper also basked in Oscar glory as he was hailed Best Director, beating Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David O. Russell (The Fighter), David Fincher (The Social Network) and Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit).
Pregnant Natalie Portman fought back tears as she walked away with Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a tormented ballet dancer in Black Swan, ahead of Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) and Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine).
She gave special thanks to her Black Swan choreographer and fiance Benjamin Millepied, telling the audience, "So many people helped me prepare for this role... my beautiful love, Benjamin Millepied who choreographed the film and has now given me the most important role of my life."
It was also a golden night for The Fighter, about tough Boston, Massachusetts boxing legends Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund, as Christian Bale and Melissa Leo dominated the Best Supporting categories.
Meanwhile, moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola, actor Eli Wallach and historian Kevin Brownlow were given a standing ovation in recognition of the lifetime achievement honours they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards in November. Fellow honouree Jean-Luc Godard did not attend the ceremony.
Oscars co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco opened the 2011 Academy Awards with a hilarious spoof poking fun at the Best Picture nominees, while 2010 presenter Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman also made surprise appearances in the skit.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, Randy Newman, and Florence Welch and A.R. Rahman provided the music for the night as they performed the tracks nominated for Best Original Song.
And Celine Dion took to the Kodak Theatre stage in Los Angeles to sing Smile during the ceremony's annual In Memorium segment, remembering the stars lost in the past 12 months, including Tony Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Dennis Hopper, Pete Postlethwaite and Gloria Stuart.
The complete list of winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards is as follows:
Best Picture:
The King's Speech
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Director:
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Screenplay - Adapted:
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Screenplay - Original:
David Seidler, The King's Speech
Best Foreign Language Film:
In a Better World (Denmark)
Best Animated Feature:
Toy Story 3
Best Documentary (Feature):
Inside Job
Best Art Direction:
Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara, Alice In Wonderland
Best Cinematography:
Wally Pfister, Inception
Best Sound Mixing:
Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick, Inception
Best Sound Editing:
Richard King, Inception
Best Original Score:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Original Song:
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
Best Costume:
Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland
Best Documentary (Short Subject):
Strangers No More
Best Film Editing:
The Social Network
Best Make-up:
The Wolfman
Best Animated Short Film:
The Lost Thing
Best Live Action Short Film:
God of Love
Best Visual Effects:
Inception.
The royal drama, about stuttering British monarch George VI, led the competition with 12 nominations going into this year's Oscars, and edged out the likes of Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception and The Social Network to claim the most coveted title of the night.
Firth was crowned Best Actor in a Leading Role, emerging triumphant over Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and James Franco (127 Hours).
Filmmaker Tom Hooper also basked in Oscar glory as he was hailed Best Director, beating Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David O. Russell (The Fighter), David Fincher (The Social Network) and Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit).
Pregnant Natalie Portman fought back tears as she walked away with Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a tormented ballet dancer in Black Swan, ahead of Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) and Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine).
She gave special thanks to her Black Swan choreographer and fiance Benjamin Millepied, telling the audience, "So many people helped me prepare for this role... my beautiful love, Benjamin Millepied who choreographed the film and has now given me the most important role of my life."
It was also a golden night for The Fighter, about tough Boston, Massachusetts boxing legends Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund, as Christian Bale and Melissa Leo dominated the Best Supporting categories.
Meanwhile, moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola, actor Eli Wallach and historian Kevin Brownlow were given a standing ovation in recognition of the lifetime achievement honours they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards in November. Fellow honouree Jean-Luc Godard did not attend the ceremony.
Oscars co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco opened the 2011 Academy Awards with a hilarious spoof poking fun at the Best Picture nominees, while 2010 presenter Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman also made surprise appearances in the skit.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, Randy Newman, and Florence Welch and A.R. Rahman provided the music for the night as they performed the tracks nominated for Best Original Song.
And Celine Dion took to the Kodak Theatre stage in Los Angeles to sing Smile during the ceremony's annual In Memorium segment, remembering the stars lost in the past 12 months, including Tony Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Dennis Hopper, Pete Postlethwaite and Gloria Stuart.
The complete list of winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards is as follows:
Best Picture:
The King's Speech
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Director:
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Screenplay - Adapted:
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Screenplay - Original:
David Seidler, The King's Speech
Best Foreign Language Film:
In a Better World (Denmark)
Best Animated Feature:
Toy Story 3
Best Documentary (Feature):
Inside Job
Best Art Direction:
Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara, Alice In Wonderland
Best Cinematography:
Wally Pfister, Inception
Best Sound Mixing:
Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick, Inception
Best Sound Editing:
Richard King, Inception
Best Original Score:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Original Song:
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
Best Costume:
Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland
Best Documentary (Short Subject):
Strangers No More
Best Film Editing:
The Social Network
Best Make-up:
The Wolfman
Best Animated Short Film:
The Lost Thing
Best Live Action Short Film:
God of Love
Best Visual Effects:
Inception.
- 2/28/2011
- WENN
Last night, Jon and I stayed up till the wee small hours of Monday morning to bring the 83rd Academy Awards to you live as it happened. You can see the fruits of Jon’s labour right here as he provided a commentary while I was on Twitter conversing with anyone else who happened to be watching the extremely drawn our commercial ridden ABC broadcast!
I thought it might be worth bringing you a summary of who won what which you can see below.
So the main winners were:
The Kings Speech won four awards including Best Picture The Social Network won three Inception won four awards which were all technical Black Swan only brought home one award for Best Actress (Natalie Portman) Toy Story 3 won two awards True Grit came away empty handed
Best Picture
“The King’s Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
Actor in...
I thought it might be worth bringing you a summary of who won what which you can see below.
So the main winners were:
The Kings Speech won four awards including Best Picture The Social Network won three Inception won four awards which were all technical Black Swan only brought home one award for Best Actress (Natalie Portman) Toy Story 3 won two awards True Grit came away empty handed
Best Picture
“The King’s Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
Actor in...
- 2/28/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The biggest awards of the season were just held and the winners were announced, without further waiting here are your Oscar winners for the films of 2010.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner: The King’s Speech – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Colin Firth for The King’s Speech
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Best Achievement in Directing
Winner: Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Winner: Toy Story 3- Randy Newman (“We Belong Together”)
Best Achievement in Editing
Winner: The Social Network – Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner: Inception – Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin
Best Documentary, Features
Winner: Inside Job – Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner:...
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner: The King’s Speech – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Colin Firth for The King’s Speech
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Best Achievement in Directing
Winner: Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Winner: Toy Story 3- Randy Newman (“We Belong Together”)
Best Achievement in Editing
Winner: The Social Network – Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner: Inception – Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin
Best Documentary, Features
Winner: Inside Job – Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner:...
- 2/28/2011
- by Marcella Papandrea
- Killer Films
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were held tonight at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California. Take a look at the complete list of winners below. And in case you missed it, check out the live chat we hosted during the event right here.
Best Picture:
The King's Speech
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
Directing:
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - True Grit
David Fincher - The Social Network
David O. Russell - The Fighter
Actor In A Leading Role:
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
James Franco - 127 Hours
Actress In A Leading Role:
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right...
Best Picture:
The King's Speech
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
Directing:
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - True Grit
David Fincher - The Social Network
David O. Russell - The Fighter
Actor In A Leading Role:
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
James Franco - 127 Hours
Actress In A Leading Role:
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right...
- 2/28/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
As expected, "The King's Speech" topped this year's Oscars, winning Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay, though not, as expected, the slew of technical awards it was also nominated for. In fact, while it dominated the major categories, it lost more awards than it won and it wound up tied for the most Oscars of the night with "Inception," which cleaned up in the technical categories: scoring wins for Visual Effects, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and, in what amounted to an upset on a very predictable evening, Cinematography over "The King's Speech" and the Susan Lucci of the Oscars, "True Grit" director of photography Roger Deakins. Early Best Picture frontrunner "The Social Network" walked away with three awards, for Best Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, and Editing.
Much has already been made -- and will continue to be made -- about the relative worthiness or unworthiness of "The King's Speech" as Best Picture winner.
Much has already been made -- and will continue to be made -- about the relative worthiness or unworthiness of "The King's Speech" as Best Picture winner.
- 2/28/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Frock by frock, gong by gong, gaffe by gaffe coverage of the 2011 Oscars, in which The King's Speech reigned victorious
News: The King's Speech crowned
Full list of winners
11.23pm: Welcome to the 83rd Academy Awards. The main action kicks off at 5pm Pst, 1am GMT, but before then we have the small matter of the red carpet histrionics to attend to. Please stick with us as we celebrate the winners and usher the losers on a one-way trip to Palookaville. It's an Oscar tradition that losing nominees are forced to lick the red carpet clean following the show so we'll stick around to see that too.
We'll be bringing you all the action from the Kodak theatre, Los Angeles as the Academy doles out its annual accolades. Will The King's Speech extend its dominion or will The Social Network have more friends? Is Black Swan the dark horse or...
News: The King's Speech crowned
Full list of winners
11.23pm: Welcome to the 83rd Academy Awards. The main action kicks off at 5pm Pst, 1am GMT, but before then we have the small matter of the red carpet histrionics to attend to. Please stick with us as we celebrate the winners and usher the losers on a one-way trip to Palookaville. It's an Oscar tradition that losing nominees are forced to lick the red carpet clean following the show so we'll stick around to see that too.
We'll be bringing you all the action from the Kodak theatre, Los Angeles as the Academy doles out its annual accolades. Will The King's Speech extend its dominion or will The Social Network have more friends? Is Black Swan the dark horse or...
- 2/28/2011
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
The King’s Speech takes home the big Oscars, including Best Actor for Colin Firth. Here’s our look at what won, and what we thought of it all…
And so it came to pass that, once more, the Oscars went with a film that was very much within its comfort zone. Taking home the gongs for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, The King’s Speech was the big winner at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Elsewhere, The Social Network won awards for its screenplay, its score, and its editing. The Fighter bagged a pair of best supporting trophies, while many awards went along with predictions. Thus, Natalie Portman won Best Actress, Toy Story 3 was Best Animation, Inception took a collection of technical prizes home (as well as a well deserved cinematography Oscar for Wally Pfister).
Inevitably, the debate has begun already as to where Oscar has gone right and wrong here.
And so it came to pass that, once more, the Oscars went with a film that was very much within its comfort zone. Taking home the gongs for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, The King’s Speech was the big winner at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Elsewhere, The Social Network won awards for its screenplay, its score, and its editing. The Fighter bagged a pair of best supporting trophies, while many awards went along with predictions. Thus, Natalie Portman won Best Actress, Toy Story 3 was Best Animation, Inception took a collection of technical prizes home (as well as a well deserved cinematography Oscar for Wally Pfister).
Inevitably, the debate has begun already as to where Oscar has gone right and wrong here.
- 2/28/2011
- Den of Geek
Well due to the fact that I'm a resident of New Zealand, and we don't get the Oscars live I was unable to watch the event itself today. But thanks to new sites all over the net, who watch the event eagirly, we have the complete list of winners for the 2011 Academy Awards! Seeing as I haven't seen anything with my own eyes, I can't help but wonder how this years Red Carpet event managed to qualify for the hasty title of "worst Oscar Ceremony ever" by E! Online. The new site reports that the event was less than Hollywood glamorous. Oh dear.
E! posted on its main site today that "this was sizing up to be everything the Oscars are not supposed to be: clunky, amateurish, and pretty much lacking in actual entertainment value for those of us not picking up awards." Can it really be as bad/great as the Golden Globes?...
E! posted on its main site today that "this was sizing up to be everything the Oscars are not supposed to be: clunky, amateurish, and pretty much lacking in actual entertainment value for those of us not picking up awards." Can it really be as bad/great as the Golden Globes?...
- 2/28/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (☠ Mr. Bruce)
- Cinema Sharks
All right, so Anne Hathaway and James Franco might have not been that entirely entertaining the way Ricky Gervais was at this year's Golden Globe Awards, but at least the 83rd Annual Academy Awards were fun.Okay, maybe they weren't because they were so ridiculously predictable that if anybody had bet on the winners in Vegas they'd be rich. It doesn't matter anyways, lets spit out the list that shows off the best current day mainstream Hollywood has to offer (outside of remakes and sequels) for this year's awards ceremony. Best Picture: "The King's Speech" Best Actor: Colin Firth - "The King's Speech" Best Actress: Natalie Portman - "Black Swan" Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale - "The Fighter" Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo - "The Fighter" Best Director: Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech" Best Foreign Language Film: "In a Better World" (Denmark) Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin - "The Social Network...
- 2/28/2011
- LRMonline.com
If you missed the broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards, or you can't remember who won what, here is a list of all the winners in their categories. The King's Speech and Inception both tied for the most Oscars won, which was four statues each. However, whereas Inception took home awards for technical categories (Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound and Best Cinematography), The King's Speech won three of the top four categories (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay).
Best Picture:
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin,...
Best Picture:
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
In a surge reminiscent of its late-breaking Oscar season momentum, The King’s Speech triumphed at the 2011 Academy Awards, winning three of the final four categories including Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), and Best Director (Tom Hooper). The magnificent British drama took home four golden statues on Sunday, tieing Christopher Nolan’s Inception for the most Oscars, and narrowly beating critic favorite and three-time winner The Social Network.
Hosted by a smug, sleepy James Franco and a cheery, happy-to-be-there Anne Hathaway, the 3+ hour ceremony felt like an eternity. The next-generation actors were supposed to liven what is traditionally a stuffy telecast, but their monologue and subsequent appearances lacked the classy zingers of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin’s banter or the pep of Hugh Jackman’s show.
Further attempts to appeal to a populist crowd, such as autotuning some of 2010’s big blockbusters or quipping about Charlie Sheen, fell flat,...
Hosted by a smug, sleepy James Franco and a cheery, happy-to-be-there Anne Hathaway, the 3+ hour ceremony felt like an eternity. The next-generation actors were supposed to liven what is traditionally a stuffy telecast, but their monologue and subsequent appearances lacked the classy zingers of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin’s banter or the pep of Hugh Jackman’s show.
Further attempts to appeal to a populist crowd, such as autotuning some of 2010’s big blockbusters or quipping about Charlie Sheen, fell flat,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Well I certainly don't think 2011 will go down as one of the more memorable years in Oscar history; not only were the winners fairly predictable, but the ceremony itself seemed dull and uninspired. Despite an attempt to add a "youthful edge" to the Oscars this year, it was almost completely lacking in comedy, excitement or entertainment. Hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway seemed to be dreadfully unprepared and lacking material, leaving Franco to put up a facade of aloof detachment while Hathaway simply attempted to win everyone over with cuteness. The King's Speech went on to secure most of the major awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Original Screenplay, reinforcing the stuffy British Oscar stereotype. For the second time David Fincher was denied Best Director, but The Social Network did end up getting awards for Film Editing, Original Score and Adapted Screenplay. Natalie Portman still managed to snag Best Actress for Black Swan,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Well the Hollywood suck fest is over and in another unremarkable year of film there is a lot to say about about snubs, flubs and much more in my post Oscar analysis/recap of the 83rd Academy Awards. This year’s Oscars were hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, an attempt to capture interest from younger audiences while making sure they got people who had been to the Academies before and know what it is all about. While the whole show itself was sort of a snore fest, the interest from filmgoers this year was would a film about social media win? would a movie about dreams take the cake? and could a ballerina win an Academy award too?
The Hosts – I for one enjoyed the hosts this year much more than Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin last year and Hugh Jackman the years before. Bob Hope and Billy Crystal...
The Hosts – I for one enjoyed the hosts this year much more than Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin last year and Hugh Jackman the years before. Bob Hope and Billy Crystal...
- 2/28/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
The 2011 Oscars were so predictable that even the upset was obvious. While the acting awards went to the same people they’ve been going to this whole season (Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Natalie Portman and Colin Firth must need a wall of shelves for their trophies by now), The King’s Speech beat longtime favorites The Social Network for Best Picture, which would have been a surprise if forecasters hadn’t seen the Weinstein Company’s promo efforts from a mile away, and if Tom Hooper‘s Best Director win over David Fincher didn’t telegraph the inevitable. But hey, there’s always the little awards, right? Watch VH1 News correspondent Janell Snowden talk to celebs on the red carpet and then see the full list of winners after the jump.
Best Picture – The King’s Speech
Actor in a Leading Role – Colin Firth in The King’s Speech...
Best Picture – The King’s Speech
Actor in a Leading Role – Colin Firth in The King’s Speech...
- 2/28/2011
- by Anthony Miccio
- TheFabLife - Movies
Hollywood's biggest night of the year has come and gone, and it seems many could care less. Last night's 83rd Annual Academy Awards show wasn't as dreadful as many critics have charged, but it wasn't lustrous, either — not the way it has been in decades past — leading many to wonder if the ceremony is: a) losing its relevance; b) compromised by the down economy; c) an indicator of the changing state of both the film and broadcast industry.
The turn of the 21st century has seen the celebrated awards show take a hit. Changes over the past decade seem to have aversely affected the program, including shifting the broadcast from Monday at 9pm to Sunday at 8:30pm in 1999. During the TV writers strike in 2008, just over 32M viewers watched the Oscars, the least viewed ever.
This year the Academy Awards show fell to an 11.7 adults 18-49 rating, down 12% vs.
The turn of the 21st century has seen the celebrated awards show take a hit. Changes over the past decade seem to have aversely affected the program, including shifting the broadcast from Monday at 9pm to Sunday at 8:30pm in 1999. During the TV writers strike in 2008, just over 32M viewers watched the Oscars, the least viewed ever.
This year the Academy Awards show fell to an 11.7 adults 18-49 rating, down 12% vs.
- 2/28/2011
- CinemaSpy
Tom Hooper, left, and Colin Firth were both Oscar winners on Sunday
By Howard Burns
“The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unflinching speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, was loud and clear the big winner at the 83rd Academy Awards, taking home four statuettes on Sunday night, including honors for Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Direction and Screenplay (Original).
With 12 nominations overall, “The King’s Speech” entered the evening as the favorite to take best picture after overcoming the early awards-season momentum enjoyed by David Fincher’s “The Social Network.”
Colin Firth received the top acting nod, his first, after having been nominated last year for “A Single Man.” Firth led a field that included Jeff Bridges, last year’s best-actor winner for “Crazy Heart” and a nominee for a second consecutive year as well for “True Grit.
By Howard Burns
“The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unflinching speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, was loud and clear the big winner at the 83rd Academy Awards, taking home four statuettes on Sunday night, including honors for Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Direction and Screenplay (Original).
With 12 nominations overall, “The King’s Speech” entered the evening as the favorite to take best picture after overcoming the early awards-season momentum enjoyed by David Fincher’s “The Social Network.”
Colin Firth received the top acting nod, his first, after having been nominated last year for “A Single Man.” Firth led a field that included Jeff Bridges, last year’s best-actor winner for “Crazy Heart” and a nominee for a second consecutive year as well for “True Grit.
- 2/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Tom Hooper, left, and Colin Firth were both Oscar winners on Sunday
By Howard Burns
“The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unflinching speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, was loud and clear the big winner at the 83rd Academy Awards, taking home four statuettes on Sunday night, including honors for Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Direction and Screenplay (Original).
With 12 nominations overall, “The King’s Speech” entered the evening as the favorite to take best picture after overcoming the early awards-season momentum enjoyed by David Fincher’s “The Social Network.”
Colin Firth received the top acting nod, his first, after having been nominated last year for “A Single Man.” Firth led a field that included Jeff Bridges, last year’s best-actor winner for “Crazy Heart” and a nominee for a second consecutive year as well for “True Grit.
By Howard Burns
“The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unflinching speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, was loud and clear the big winner at the 83rd Academy Awards, taking home four statuettes on Sunday night, including honors for Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Direction and Screenplay (Original).
With 12 nominations overall, “The King’s Speech” entered the evening as the favorite to take best picture after overcoming the early awards-season momentum enjoyed by David Fincher’s “The Social Network.”
Colin Firth received the top acting nod, his first, after having been nominated last year for “A Single Man.” Firth led a field that included Jeff Bridges, last year’s best-actor winner for “Crazy Heart” and a nominee for a second consecutive year as well for “True Grit.
- 2/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
All of the winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced on Sunday night, February 27. At a ceremony taking place in the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Natalie Portman came out as one of the top winners as she took home her first Oscar, grabbing the kudo for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
The 29-year-old, who also won Best Actress at this year's Film Independent Spirit Awards, got the recognition thanks to her portrayal of paranoid ballerina in "Black Swan". She best Nicole Kidman of "Rabbit Hole", Jennifer Lawrence of "Winter's Bone", Annette Bening of "The Kids Are All Right" and Michelle Williams of "Blue Valentine".
Upon receiving her Golden Man statuette, the pregnant actress expressed her gratitude as saying, "I am so grateful to get to do the job that I do, I love it so much. I want to thank my parents, who are right there.
The 29-year-old, who also won Best Actress at this year's Film Independent Spirit Awards, got the recognition thanks to her portrayal of paranoid ballerina in "Black Swan". She best Nicole Kidman of "Rabbit Hole", Jennifer Lawrence of "Winter's Bone", Annette Bening of "The Kids Are All Right" and Michelle Williams of "Blue Valentine".
Upon receiving her Golden Man statuette, the pregnant actress expressed her gratitude as saying, "I am so grateful to get to do the job that I do, I love it so much. I want to thank my parents, who are right there.
- 2/28/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Best Picture
Winner: The King’s Speech
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Colin Firth for The King’s Speech
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Natalie Portman for The Black Swan
Best Director
Winner: Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech
Best Original Song
Winner: Randy Newman for “We Belong Together”
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Winner: The Social Network
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner: Inception
Best Documentary Feature
Winner: Inside Job
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Winner: God of Love
Best Documentary Short
Winner: Strangers no More
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Winner: Alice in Wonderland
Best Achievement in Makeup
Winner: The Wolfman
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Winner: Inception
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Winner: Inception
Best Original Score
Winner: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner:...
Winner: The King’s Speech
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Colin Firth for The King’s Speech
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Natalie Portman for The Black Swan
Best Director
Winner: Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech
Best Original Song
Winner: Randy Newman for “We Belong Together”
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Winner: The Social Network
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner: Inception
Best Documentary Feature
Winner: Inside Job
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Winner: God of Love
Best Documentary Short
Winner: Strangers no More
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Winner: Alice in Wonderland
Best Achievement in Makeup
Winner: The Wolfman
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Winner: Inception
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Winner: Inception
Best Original Score
Winner: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner:...
- 2/28/2011
- by Ryan Laster
- If It's Movies
The King’s Speech ruled the 83rd Academy Awards. It won the Best Picture and the Best Original Screenplay, while Tom Hooper won the Best Director. Colin Firth bagged the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role for the same film.
In a Better World from Denmark won the Best Foreign Language Film. Ar Rahman who was nominated in two categories: Original Score and Original Song didn’t win any award.
The Complete list of Academy Awards:
Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Animated Feature Film
“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
“Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Cinematography
“Inception” Wally Pfister
Costume Design
“Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood...
In a Better World from Denmark won the Best Foreign Language Film. Ar Rahman who was nominated in two categories: Original Score and Original Song didn’t win any award.
The Complete list of Academy Awards:
Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Animated Feature Film
“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
“Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Cinematography
“Inception” Wally Pfister
Costume Design
“Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood...
- 2/28/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Hey Gang! Here's the complete list of winners from this years 83rd annual Academy Award ceremony. I have to say it started out great, and I was really happy with the way it started. I think James Franco and Anne Hathaway did a good job hosting the show. I especially loved that opening sequence leading into the Oscar ceremony. I was really hoping The Kings Speech wouldn't win Best Director or Best Picture, of course deep down I knew it would. I was rooting for The Social Network. As much as I loved The Kings Speech, it's not one of those movies that I'll watch over and over again over the years. In fact I'm not sure I'll ever watch it again. But The Social Network is a film I will watch over and over again. I think it was an all around better film. Mazer made a great point...
- 2/28/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The King's Speech Is Golden With Four Top Academy Awards
The King's Speech ruled over the 2011 Academy Awards on Sunday, taking home four honours including Best Picture and Best Actor for the movie's star, Colin Firth.
The royal drama, about stuttering British monarch George VI, led the competition with 12 nominations going into this year's Oscars, and edged out the likes of Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception and The Social Network to claim the most coveted title of the night.
Firth was crowned Best Actor in a Leading Role, emerging triumphant over Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and James Franco (127 Hours).
Filmmaker Tom Hooper also basked in Oscar glory as he was hailed Best Director, beating Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David O. Russell (The Fighter), David Fincher (The Social Network) and Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit).
Pregnant Natalie Portman fought back tears as she walked away with Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a tormented ballet dancer in Black Swan, ahead of Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) and Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine).
She gave special thanks to her Black Swan choreographer and fiance Benjamin Millepied, telling the audience, "So many people helped me prepare for this role... my beautiful love, Benjamin Millepied who choreographed the film and has now given me the most important role of my life."
It was also a golden night for The Fighter, about tough Boston, Massachusetts boxing legends Mickey Ward and Dickie Eklund, as Christian Bale and Melissa Leo dominated the Best Supporting categories.
Meanwhile, moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola, actor Eli Wallach and historian Kevin Brownlow were given a standing ovation in recognition of the lifetime achievement honours they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards in November. Fellow honouree Jean-Luc Godard did not attend the ceremony.
Oscars co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco opened the 2011 Academy Awards with a hilarious spoof poking fun at the Best Picture nominees, while 2010 presenter Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman also made surprise appearances in the skit.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, Randy Newman, and Florence Welch and A.R. Rahman provided the music for the night as they performed the tracks nominated for Best Original Song.
And Celine Dion took to the Kodak Theatre stage in Los Angeles to sing Smile during the ceremony's annual In Memorium segment, remembering the stars lost in the past 12 months, including Tony Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Dennis Hopper, Pete Postlethwaite and Gloria Stuart.
The complete list of winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards is as follows:
Best Picture:
The King's Speech
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Director:
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Screenplay - Adapted:
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Screenplay - Original:
David Seidler, The King's Speech
Best Foreign Language Film:
In a Better World (Denmark)
Best Animated Feature:
Toy Story 3
Best Documentary (Feature):
Inside Job
Best Art Direction:
Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara, Alice In Wonderland
Best Cinematography:
Wally Pfister, Inception
Best Sound Mixing:
Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick, Inception
Best Sound Editing:
Richard King, Inception
Best Original Score:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Original Song:
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
Best Costume:
Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland
Best Documentary (Short Subject):
Strangers No More
Best Film Editing:
The Social Network
Best Make-up:
The Wolfman
Best Animated Short Film:
The Lost Thing
Best Live Action Short Film:
God of Love
Best Visual Effects:
Inception.
The royal drama, about stuttering British monarch George VI, led the competition with 12 nominations going into this year's Oscars, and edged out the likes of Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception and The Social Network to claim the most coveted title of the night.
Firth was crowned Best Actor in a Leading Role, emerging triumphant over Javier Bardem (Biutiful), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and James Franco (127 Hours).
Filmmaker Tom Hooper also basked in Oscar glory as he was hailed Best Director, beating Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David O. Russell (The Fighter), David Fincher (The Social Network) and Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit).
Pregnant Natalie Portman fought back tears as she walked away with Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a tormented ballet dancer in Black Swan, ahead of Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) and Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine).
She gave special thanks to her Black Swan choreographer and fiance Benjamin Millepied, telling the audience, "So many people helped me prepare for this role... my beautiful love, Benjamin Millepied who choreographed the film and has now given me the most important role of my life."
It was also a golden night for The Fighter, about tough Boston, Massachusetts boxing legends Mickey Ward and Dickie Eklund, as Christian Bale and Melissa Leo dominated the Best Supporting categories.
Meanwhile, moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola, actor Eli Wallach and historian Kevin Brownlow were given a standing ovation in recognition of the lifetime achievement honours they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards in November. Fellow honouree Jean-Luc Godard did not attend the ceremony.
Oscars co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco opened the 2011 Academy Awards with a hilarious spoof poking fun at the Best Picture nominees, while 2010 presenter Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman also made surprise appearances in the skit.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, Randy Newman, and Florence Welch and A.R. Rahman provided the music for the night as they performed the tracks nominated for Best Original Song.
And Celine Dion took to the Kodak Theatre stage in Los Angeles to sing Smile during the ceremony's annual In Memorium segment, remembering the stars lost in the past 12 months, including Tony Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Dennis Hopper, Pete Postlethwaite and Gloria Stuart.
The complete list of winners at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards is as follows:
Best Picture:
The King's Speech
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Director:
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Screenplay - Adapted:
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Screenplay - Original:
David Seidler, The King's Speech
Best Foreign Language Film:
In a Better World (Denmark)
Best Animated Feature:
Toy Story 3
Best Documentary (Feature):
Inside Job
Best Art Direction:
Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara, Alice In Wonderland
Best Cinematography:
Wally Pfister, Inception
Best Sound Mixing:
Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick, Inception
Best Sound Editing:
Richard King, Inception
Best Original Score:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Original Song:
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
Best Costume:
Colleen Atwood, Alice in Wonderland
Best Documentary (Short Subject):
Strangers No More
Best Film Editing:
The Social Network
Best Make-up:
The Wolfman
Best Animated Short Film:
The Lost Thing
Best Live Action Short Film:
God of Love
Best Visual Effects:
Inception.
- 2/28/2011
- WENN
In what easily had to be one of the most painful, unfunny Oscar ceremonies in recent memory, The King's Speech finally reached the end of its inevitable march to Best Picture. It was the first Best Picture winner to win less than five Oscars (it won four, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay). [Correction: Crash, which won Best Picture in 2006, only won 3 Oscars] Does that make it more or less unworthy of the Best Picture crown? I don't know. I don't care. I'm drained after live-blogging the awful show and 50 minutes of terrible pre-show. Hit the jump for the full list of winners. Best Picture: The King's Speech Best Director: Tom Hooper, The King's Speech Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3 Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland Best Cinematography: Inception Best...
- 2/28/2011
- by Matt Goldberg
- Collider.com
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions) 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) 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) Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Amy Adams...
- 2/28/2011
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
(Publisher's Note: The 2011 Academy Award Winners are presented below, along with select relevant quotes from Courtney Enlow's Oscar Live Blog)
Remember that shot right at the end of 127 Hours after Aaron's been rescued and he's at some kind of press conference and Franco plays it looking super confused and weird? That's how he's looked the whole show tonight.
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Art Direction and Set Design
Alice and Wonderland
Now that piece of shit will forever get to sell itself as "the Academy Award-winning abortion Alice in Wonderland." Grodes.
Cinematography
Inception
I'm sorry, The Applause Was Cutting Into Your Time? Asshole. No one cares about your stupid award anyway.
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Animated Short
The Lost Thing
Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 3
I wonder if non-TS3 people bothered getting dressed.
Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Aaron Sorkin: Decidedly less orange than he looked at the Globes,...
Remember that shot right at the end of 127 Hours after Aaron's been rescued and he's at some kind of press conference and Franco plays it looking super confused and weird? That's how he's looked the whole show tonight.
---
Art Direction and Set Design
Alice and Wonderland
Now that piece of shit will forever get to sell itself as "the Academy Award-winning abortion Alice in Wonderland." Grodes.
Cinematography
Inception
I'm sorry, The Applause Was Cutting Into Your Time? Asshole. No one cares about your stupid award anyway.
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Animated Short
The Lost Thing
Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 3
I wonder if non-TS3 people bothered getting dressed.
Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Aaron Sorkin: Decidedly less orange than he looked at the Globes,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Courtney Enlow
Thanks for visiting the SpoilerTV Oscar Post for 2011, and joining in the Chat, Red Carpet & Ceremony. The chat is still available below for people wanting to discuss the results.
Live Results of Winners
Winners in Bold
Best Motion Picture of the Year
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
Winner: The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem for Biutiful
Jeff Bridges for True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network
Winner: Colin Firth for The King's Speech
James Franco for 127 Hours
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone
Winner: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Christian Bale...
Live Results of Winners
Winners in Bold
Best Motion Picture of the Year
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
Winner: The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem for Biutiful
Jeff Bridges for True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network
Winner: Colin Firth for The King's Speech
James Franco for 127 Hours
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone
Winner: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Christian Bale...
- 2/28/2011
- by Adam Harris
- SpoilerTV
The Fighter, The King’s Speech, and the other winners for the 2011 Oscars have been announced. The 83rd Academy Awards is a film award show “accolade by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world and is televised live in more than 200 countries annually. It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media.” The full listing of the 2011 Oscar winners is below.
Best Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Best Foreign Language Film
“In a Better World” – Denmark
Best writing (original screenplay)
“The King’s Speech”
Best Original Screenplay
David Seidler, for The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, Winner for The Social Network...
Best Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Best Foreign Language Film
“In a Better World” – Denmark
Best writing (original screenplay)
“The King’s Speech”
Best Original Screenplay
David Seidler, for The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, Winner for The Social Network...
- 2/28/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
By Sean O’Connell
HollywoodNews.com: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
“The King’s Speech,” Colin Firth and Tom Hooper are crowned.
Congratulations to all involved!!
11:31 p.m. Et – (Almost) right on time, it’s Spielberg to announce Best Picture! #oscars
11:25 p.m. Et – Colin Firth wins! #oscars
11:21 p.m. Et – Sandra Bullock just called Jeff Bridges “dude” … and made it sound adorable. #oscars
11:20 p.m. Et – Here comes Best Actor! #oscars
11:16 p.m. Et – And it goes to Natalie Portman! #oscars
11:11 p.m. Et – The Dude abides … and presents Best Actress. #oscars
11:02 p.m. Et – Best Director goes to Tom Hooper!! #oscars
11:01 p.m. Et – And now, the meat of the ceremony! #oscars
10:59 p.m. Et – Of course. I’ve already forgotten David Seidler’s tender speech. Thanks @Danitalicious, for reminding me.
10:52 p.m. Et – Has “The King’s Speech” won anything yet?...
HollywoodNews.com: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
“The King’s Speech,” Colin Firth and Tom Hooper are crowned.
Congratulations to all involved!!
11:31 p.m. Et – (Almost) right on time, it’s Spielberg to announce Best Picture! #oscars
11:25 p.m. Et – Colin Firth wins! #oscars
11:21 p.m. Et – Sandra Bullock just called Jeff Bridges “dude” … and made it sound adorable. #oscars
11:20 p.m. Et – Here comes Best Actor! #oscars
11:16 p.m. Et – And it goes to Natalie Portman! #oscars
11:11 p.m. Et – The Dude abides … and presents Best Actress. #oscars
11:02 p.m. Et – Best Director goes to Tom Hooper!! #oscars
11:01 p.m. Et – And now, the meat of the ceremony! #oscars
10:59 p.m. Et – Of course. I’ve already forgotten David Seidler’s tender speech. Thanks @Danitalicious, for reminding me.
10:52 p.m. Et – Has “The King’s Speech” won anything yet?...
- 2/28/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
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