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Jon B. - Jan 24, 2011 4:58:53 pm PST #12987 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

This is interesting: Orson Welles's unseen masterpiece set for release

§ ita § - Jan 25, 2011 7:30:52 am PST #12988 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Major Oscar noms:

Best Supporting Actress

  • Amy Adams, The Fighter
  • Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
  • Melissa Leo, The Fighter
  • Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
  • Jackie Weaver, The Animal Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor

  • Christian Bale, The Fighter
  • John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
  • Jeremy Renner, The Town
  • Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
  • Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Best Actress

  • Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
  • Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
  • Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
  • Natalie Portman, The Black Swan
  • Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Actor

  • Javier Bardem, Biutiful
  • Jeff Bridges, True Grit
  • Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
  • Colin Firth, The King's Speech
  • James Franco, 127 Hours

Best Director

  • Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
  • David O. Russell, The Fighter
  • Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
  • David Fincher, The Social Network
  • Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit

Best Original Screenplay

  • Another Year - Mike Leigh
  • The Fighter - Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
  • Inception - Christopher Nolan
  • The Kids Are All Right - Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
  • The King's Speech - David Seidler

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • 127 Hours - Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
  • The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
  • Toy Story 3 - Michael Arndt
  • True Grit - Joel & Ethan Coen
  • Winter's Bone - Debra Granik & Anne Rossellini

Best Foreign Film

  • Biutiful (Mexico)
  • Dogtooth (Greece)
  • In a Better World (Denmark)
  • Incendies (Canada)
  • Outside the Law (France)

Best Animated 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

Amy - Jan 25, 2011 7:35:08 am PST #12989 of 30000
Because books.

I'm surprised Nolan didn't get nominated for director. It's also so weird still to see so many Best Picture nominations. Too many choices!

Jesse - Jan 25, 2011 7:37:35 am PST #12990 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I still need to see a lot of those movies.

Amy - Jan 25, 2011 7:43:17 am PST #12991 of 30000
Because books.

Me, too. So far I've only seen Inception, Black Swan, and Toy Story 3, which is just sad.

I'm not sure I can sit through Rabbit Hole, though, although it's supposed to be fantastic.

§ ita § - Jan 25, 2011 7:43:22 am PST #12992 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm surprised Nolan didn't get nominated for director

I'd imagine he was a close sixth. Those are pretty decent names, although I haven't watched the movies. I do have a phantom hate on for The Social Network, but that's entirely my anti-Zuckerberg stance.

tommyrot - Jan 25, 2011 7:50:04 am PST #12993 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I hope Hailee Steinfeld wins for Best Supporting Actress, but I haven't seen the other films of that category.

megan walker - Jan 25, 2011 7:50:58 am PST #12994 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I'm surprised Nolan didn't get nominated for director

Well, that's the inevitable result of having 10 Best Picture noms, which, surprisingly, I've decided I don't mind as it gives a chance to films like Winter's Bone. Of course, that should mean they can eliminate the Pixar category, but alas, no.

Frankenbuddha - Jan 25, 2011 7:52:27 am PST #12995 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I hope Hailee Steinfeld wins for Best Supporting Actress, but I haven't seen the other films of that category.

Wasn't she the lead, though? Certainly sounds that way from everything I've heard about it (which I seriously need to see).

SuziQ - Jan 25, 2011 7:53:48 am PST #12996 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Looking at the Best Director group, I was trying to figure who I'd pull out to put Nolan in. My first thought was Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan. But maybe it was his directorial efforts that made the movie watchable despite all its flaws.

For the Best Pictures, I have seen all but Winter's Bone. I think I also want to watch Blue Valentine.

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