Oscar Nomination Day

Wow. Interesting year. The Oscar nominations are out and I had an average year (for me) calling 42 of the 48 nominees in the major categories, including getting all ten films for Best Picture correct, all of the Best Actress and Best Sup. Actors correct. "True Grit" made a surprisingly strong showing (10 nominations)but "The King's Speech" led the way with 12 nominations. Christopher Nolan Did NOT get a best director nomination. The Geek squad is already blogging furiously about that (I guess I'm included in that bunch). The Coen Brothers got the nod, even though they weren't nominated by the DGA. Javier Bardem got the call for Biutiful (see my blog entry). Ryan Gosling got ripped a little for "Blue Valentine" but Bardem is fantastic in that movie. Robert Duval was left off the list for "Get Low". Not sure what everyone sees in Jacki Weaver for the Australian film "Animal Kingdom" but maybe the nomination will bring the movie some attention. And finally, "Winter's Bone" gets 4 major nominations including Best Picture. I've been saying this since June but seek it out. The nominations are well deserved and you can get it on Netflix.

Here we go:
Best Picture
Inception
The Kids are Alright
The Social Network
True Grit
127 Hours
Winter's Bone
Toy Story 3
Black Swan
The King's Speech
The Fighter

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

Actress
Annette Bening The Kids Are Alright
Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman Black Swan
Nicole Kidman Rabbit Hole
Michelle Williams Blue Valentine

Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo The Fighter
Amy Adams The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter The King's Speech
Jacki Weaver Animal Kingdom
Haille Steinfeld True Grit

Supporting Actor
Christian Bale The Fighter
Mark Ruffalo The Kids Are Alright
Geoffrey Rush The King's Speech
Jeremy Renner The Town
John Hawkes Winter's Bone

Director
David O. Russel The Fighter
The Coens True Grit
Tom Hooper The King's Speech
Darren Aronofsky Black Swan
David Fincher The Social Network

Original Screenplay
The King's Speech
Inception
The Kids Are Alright
The Fighter
Another Year

Adapted Screenplay
Toy Story 3
The Social Network
True Grit
Winter's Bone
127 Hours

Animated Feature
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3