The nominations for this year's Oscars were announced today, and way out in front already is The King's Speech, with an impressive 12 nominations. Black Swan and The Kids Are All Right are also looking strong. As last year, the Best Picture category includes ten films - all the big names you'd expect are there, but there's also a nod to Toy Story 3, only the third animated film to be included in this category, while edgy indie picture Winter's Bone is a surprise outsider, also receiving a Best Actress nomination for Jennifer Lawrence.
"My recommendation to anybody who wants to get an Oscar nomination is: work with David Fincher. It was just a triumph of teamwork," said Aaron Sorkin, thrilled with The Social Network's success, with Geoffrey Rush, who received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for The King's Speech, said "I'm as excited to be recognised and honored by the Academy as my character must have been when the future King Of England happened to pop by one day."This year's ceremony will be held on 27 February, with Anne Hathaway and James Franco presenting the awards.
Those nominations in full:-
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 Film
- 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 Actor
- Javier Bardem - Biutiful
- Colin Firth - The King's Speech
- James Franco - 127 Hours
- Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
- Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Best Actress
- Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
- Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
- Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
- Natalie Portman - Black Swan
- Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Adams - The Fighter
- Helena Bonham-Carter - The King's Speech
- Melissa Leo - The Fighter
- Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
- Jacki Weaver - 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 Animated Film
Best Art Direction
- Alice In Wonderland
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part I
- Inception
- The King's Speech
- True Grit
Best Cinematography
Best Foreign Language Film
- Biutiful (Mexico)
- Dogtooth (Greece)
- In A Better World (Denmark)
- Incendies (Canada)
- Outside The Law - Hors-La-Loi (Algeria)
Best Documentary
Best Film Editing
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Live-Action Short
- The Confession
- The Crush
- God of Love
- Na Wewe
- Wish 143
Best Animated Short
- Day & Night
- The Gruffalo
- Let's Pollute
- The Lost Thing
- Madagascar, Carnet De Voyage
Best Documentary Short
- Killing In The Name
- Poster Girl
- Strangers No More
- Sun Come Up
- The Warriors of Qiugang
Best Costume Design
- Alice In Wonderland
- I Am Love
- The King's Speech
- The Tempest
- True Grit
Best Make-Up
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
- Coming Home - Country Strong
- I See the Light - Tangled
- If I Rise - 127 Hours
- We Belong Together - Toy Story 3
