Yesterday, the nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards were announced. I know I am a day late in blogging them, but in case you haven’t heard, here are a few the more prominent nominations:
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 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 (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 Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (True Grit)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
David O. Russell (The Fighter)
Best Picture
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
I was glad to see John Hawkes finally recognized for his work. He has been one of my favorite character actors for years and although I doubt he has a chance of beating Christian Bale, it is still cool to see him nominated. And I was disappointed that my favorite animated film of the year – Despicable Me – wasn’t nominated. I still need to see The Social Network, The Town (I really enjoy Jeremy Renner’s work), The Fighter (although I am sorry Mark Walhberg didn’t get an acting nod), and The Kids Are All Right.
Will The King’s Speech, which received the most nominations with 12, pull a coop of the night? Or will the scrappy The Fighter take home a few awards? The Oscar ceremony will be February 27 and will be hosted by the first ever male/female duo – Anne Hathaway and James Franco, which may be strange considering he’s nominated.