Jan 25, 2011 by Timmy

83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations

The nominations are in for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards, which airs on ABC Sunday, February 27th, 2010 @ 6:30pm/3:30pm.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

BEST PICTURE:




DIRECTING:




ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:




ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:




ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:




ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:




ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:




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ORIGINAL SCORE:




ORIGINAL SONG:




SOUND MIXING:


  • Inception - Lora A. Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, Ed Novick
  • The King's Speech - Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, John Midgley
  • Salt - Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan, William Sarokin
  • The Social Network - Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanik, Mark Weingarten
  • True Grit - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland


SOUND EDITING:




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DOCUMENTARY SHORT:


  • Killing in the Name - Nominees to be determined
  • Poster Girl - Nominees to be determined
  • Strangers No More - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
  • Sun Come Up - Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
  • The Warriors of Qiugang - Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon


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Sources: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Comments (230)

  1. Cyn

    @The Narrator. Wait...on what? lol...

    1 year agoby @cyn-de-harvenFlag

  2. The Narrator: The Better Man

    @Cyn, ooohhhh. So I stand corrected? Damn it. :P

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  3. RingWraither

    I have a feeling Toy Story 3 is the favorite to win Best Picture... wouldn't that be something?

    1 year agoby @ringwraitherFlag

  4. Spongebob_Boxofficepants

    Tron & Narnia should be in the visual because they are stunning good
    Its just another non-action choose for the Academy
    Its obvious The Social Network will win (it was really good!) but Inception is another great winner too
    I'm glad The Tourist is not around!

    1 year agoby @spongebob-boxofficepantsFlag

  5. Cyn

    apparently - it was the sh*tty young CGI'd Jeff that did them in...

    "4. Why was Tron: Legacy snubbed for visual special effects?

    The film had VFX nerds slavering. The snub had them foaming at the mouth.

    Why it happened: Though some VFX illuminati were as amazed as us pundits that Tron got dissed, others felt the digital character Clue, the 20-ish young version of Jeff Bridges, was not equal to, let alone an improvement on, the breakthrough digital aging work on Benjamin Button. Since the original Tron, however laughable it looks today, was a game changer in its time, VFX connoisseurs hold the sequel to a high standard -- a demanding legacy to live up to. It also wasn't ausp*cious that top critics on Rottentomatoes rated it a stinky 29 percent. "

    1 year agoby @cyn-de-harvenFlag

  6. Diaigma

    It's Disney, so I wouldn't put it past them :P

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  7. Cyn

    If the movie came out in time for consideration, then it smells like an internal f*ck-up to me.

    1 year agoby @cyn-de-harvenFlag

  8. Diaigma

    That's what I'd like to know, @Cyn.
    It was released before Christmas, so I don't see why the submission was late.

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  9. Cyn

    @Diaigma. Was it something to do with the actual movie release, or did someone drop the ball in submitting their names for consideration?

    1 year agoby @cyn-de-harvenFlag

  10. Diaigma

    @Narrator - well blow me down! I stand corrected. That hardly happens :P

    In that case, that's what USUALLY happens. I wonder why TRON was late?

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  11. Pjwolsker

    @Narrator i think we can all name someone who's been nominated but it shouldve gone to someone else

    1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag

  12. Daveactor7

    I'd say that Joen/Ethan Coen tie for that slot with Ben Affleck. Both had great films, stories were already used, the sense of direction in each of their films are marvelous. Hell, Christopher Nolan beats them all. He should've taken it, but it is too late now.

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

  13. Daveactor7

    @Narrator lol agreed

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

  14. The Narrator: The Better Man

    @Pj, if that were the case, the Coen Bros. wouldn't have made it on the list...

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  15. Pjwolsker

    i dont think ben affleck got snubbed at all for best director. im not saying he was aweful. i love the town. i bought it the day it came out. movies that usually get nominated for best directors take something and totally transform it into something else like social network. the typing scenes are so intense like when he made that program in his dorm drunk. and that conversation in the beginning

    1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag

  16. Daveactor7

    @Diaigma I just saw Hanc*ck and I loved Powell's score in that film

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

  17. The Narrator: The Better Man

    OH yeah. More than understandable. One such film was The Kings Speech. :P

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  18. slysnide

    Oh of course I too found the film to be well executed and enjoyable. Whether or not I follow the logic presented, I'll still like what I'm seeing if it's executed well, and appreciate it as such. But sometimes, flicks just leave me going...eh? (shrugs)

    1 year agoby @slysnideFlag

  19. The Narrator: The Better Man

    That is true, she shouldn't have had an impact on him, were this film grounded more. So in a way, both of our points are valid. But alas, I still found the film well done and one of the better one's of the year. If anything the bank scenes were well executed and his homage to his home town was clear and well done. I found the film flawed from it's first viewing, but I think we can overlook such hypocritical scenes in the light that sometimes people do hypocritical things without ever having known it. I know I sure as hell do. If anything his character felt like aside from Bank Jobs, he didn't know what he was doing.

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  20. slysnide

    @Narrator: But given my previous comment, there's no real reason she should've had any impact on him at all. For him to continuously go through these robberies without reason, then all of a sudden be swayed by one of many traumatized victims doesn't play. Not saying it's impossible, for it's certainly happened before. But with the amount of bad sympathy votes he throws at us to convince us he's a regular nice guy who's well meaning, then for her to have that much of an effect when basically saying what any hostage on TV would say is a bit bizarre. Hence why I referenced the stellar cast. It would've been great to rework the plot around them given the various personalities clashing together there. Whereas instead, they were staples of the genre which happened to have excellent actors in their roles whom hence were deserving of a bigger part to play. You barely get to scratch the surface of these guys in the film. Even the chick with the daughter, genuinely caring about turning her life around and MacRay doesn't give a damn, just blows her off for--what a surprise--another robbery with damning results so he'd have enough to chill out in the Florida grasslands rather than doing the regular "get a job and change identities" thing which requires minimal funds to get started again when one's not hauling their life's worth of material possessions with them. Hence the thing could've been reworked properly, with the love story still there even, albeit with less life changing/hypocritical results.

    1 year agoby @slysnideFlag

  21. The Narrator: The Better Man

    Lol @Sly, I got all of that. I don't like the characters either, and I felt his retirement in Florida was unjustified and I knew he was still a bad guy. I'm simply saying, if one were to take away her character, they would take away practically half of the film, mainly the least violent parts. Ergo, it wouldn't make sense to complain about her character. As your comment below shows, if anything complain about the other characters of the film, but her being there served more than just a reason for Affleck to "escape" his life. It provided a twist that an otherwise simple yet gritty film like this needed. That's all, and you haven't shown me a reason yet, as to why she's a fully unnecessary character... mainly because: she wasn't.

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  22. Dan

    @Sly You know, you almost convinced me from that reply that Ben Afflecks take on his own character in Town was just unrealistic, cheesy, and maybe even a little... stupid? It does make you stop and think, if this guy can be that violent, there really isn't a "normal" life in store for him no matter what he does or says to convince us otherwise. And then your breakdown of his partners in crime makes me want to just hate all of them lol.

    But, I still felt it was a kick ass movie.

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  23. slysnide

    @Narrator: That's the problem though, it's not that easy to take him seriously about being changed because of her when he goes on to rob another truck and then the ballgame cuz god forbid he's gotta get a real job in Tangerine Florida if he wants to keep that relationship. He had a good legitimate job, and an actual life. He caves to Coughlin for no reason. Coughlin throws one fit about wanting to get on to the next thing, and then MacRay just goes ahead and does it. Literally no reason. And given he's already fully aware of how violent Coughlin is, then he seems even less genuine to think he's seriously turning his life around when he goes off on two violent robberies for no reason besides getting rich. They blow their money on booze, drugs, and video games. Hence, they don't come from any pity party; trying to get out their woes. No, they're just greedy violent robbers. I mean, it'd be different if it was for resolving inescapabale issues in addition the sake of keeping the relationship with her--given the awkward situation--but it's different when he takes himself that seriously in regards to turning a new leaf. I'm all for characters on the opposite side of the law with relationship issues that in their minds trump their violent crimes (sociopaths), but when they legitimately believe otherwise, and the director is trying to convince you that the guy is normal and well meaning when they're so excessively violent, then their mental wiring is screwy.

    1 year agoby @slysnideFlag

  24. Cyn

    Agree with Narrator. Its not a film where the romantic storyline is added fluff. It's necessary to the storyline. She gives him even more reason to want to quit the bank robbing life and settle down. I mean, how do those two guys go toe to toe over a woman, if you remove the woman from the story?

    1 year agoby @cyn-de-harvenFlag

  25. Dan

    @Narrator There is the extended cut :)

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  26. Daveactor7

    @Narrator fully agreed

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

  27. The Narrator: The Better Man

    @Sly, without the romantic relationship, The Town would not have been The Town. It would have been the average cops and robbers film, with a good cast. With the relationship of victim-robber going on, it made the film seem more original and made Afflecks character have legitimate reasons as to why he wanted to leave the business behind (other than not following in his fathers footsteps). The relationship didn't detract from the film, because it wasn't unnecessary. Instead it did the opposite and gave the film a sense of originality and drive, and I hate to say it, but the other characters, no matter who played them, were simply supporting characters. When it comes to them or the leads, the leads deserve more screen time, no matter how likable or fitting those characters may be. Not against you or anyone in agreement with you on this (trust me, there's a lot of them on this site), I just don't get why everyone says they could have done without the relationship. That was the whole selling point in the trailers. Affleck doesn't want to be viewed as a complete bad guy in his films, so the love story was a win-win situation for everyone involved. I would have liked to see Hamm's FBI character get a bit more screen-time as well, and if they lengthened the film by 25 or so minutes I'm sure we (us fans) would have all been happy with the added scenes of the supporting characters. I think it would have been more epic and entertaining (ala Heat), since the pressure points in the film wold have been that much more crucial to the characters we'd grow to like or hate. But in no way was the love story a hindrance to the film, so that's where I defer with you guys.

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  28. Daveactor7

    @Sly agreed for the most part, but then we needed more reasoning at why Affleck's character doesn't want to commit these robberies anymore

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

  29. slysnide

    "The Town" had excellent stunt staging and a better performance by Affleck than most of his films. Renner was great too, but seemed underplayed. The love story thing needed to go though. I mean, with actors like Cooper getting one scene, and Postlethwaite (RIP) getting two decent ones, then they and Renner needed more screentime.

    1 year agoby @slysnideFlag

  30. Daveactor7

    @Narrator cool ppl eh? I see how it is.

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

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