The 83rd Annual Academy Awards: The Winners

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4 Hours of Academy Awards is a hell of a lot to watch, so writing up a brief on what was experienced is nothing short of difficult. Be it Kirk Douglas rambling on about how attractive the hosts were, or the sublime shade of green that most of the first-time award winners appeared to be.

So the commentary will come later. But because it is relevant today, here is the categories and winners.

Category	Nominees	Winner
Best Picture	127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter The King’s Speech Inception The Kids Are All Right The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone	The King’s Speech
Best Director	Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan Ethan Coen / Joel Coen – True Grit David Fincher – The Social Network Tom Hooper – The King’s Speed David O. Russel – The Fighter	Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
Best Actor	Javier Barden – Biutiful Colin Firth – The King’s Speed Jeff Bridges – True Grit Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network James Franco – 127 Hours	Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Best Actress	Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right Natalie Portman – Black Swan Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine	Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor	John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone Christian Bale – The Fighter Jeremy Renner – The Town Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech	Christian Bale – The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress	Amy Adams – The Fighter Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom Melissa Leo – The Fighter	Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Best Writing – Original Screenplay	Another Year – Mike Leigh The Fighter – Scott Silver Inception – Christopher Nolan The King’s Speech – David Seidler The Kids Are All Right – Lisa Cholodenko	The King’s Speech – David Seidler
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay	127 Hours Toy Story 3 The Social Network True Grit Winter’s Bone	The Social Network
Best Animated Feature	Toy Story 3 How to Train Your Dragon The Illusionist	Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film	In a Better World Biutiful Dogtooth Incendies Outside the Law	In a Better World
Best Documentary – Feature	Exit through the Gift Shop Inside Job Gasland Restrepo Waste Land	Inside Job
Best Documentary – Short Subject	Strangers No More Killing in the Name Poster Girl Sun Come Up The Warriors of Quigang	Strangers No More
Best Live Action Short Film	The Confession The Crush God of Love Na Wewe Wish 143	God of Love
Best Animated Short	Day and Night The Lost Thing The Gruffalo Let’s Pollute Madagascar, a Journey Diary	The Lost Thing
Best Original Score	The Social Network 127 Hours How to Train Your Dragon Inception The King’s Speech	The Social Network
Best Original Song	We Belong Together – Toy Story 3 Coming Home – Country Strong I See the Light – Tangled If I Rise – 127 Hours	We Belong Together
Best Sound Editing	Toy Story 3 Tron: Legacy True Grit Unstoppable Inception	Inception
Best Sound Mixing	The King’s Speech Salt Inception The Social Network True Grit	Inception
Best Art Direction	Alice in Wonderland Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Inception The King’s Speech True Grit	Alice in Wonderland
Best Cinematography	Black Swan The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit Inception	Inception
Best Makeup	The Wolfman Barney Version The Way Back	The Wolfman
Best Costume Design	Alice in Wonderland I am Love The King’s Speech The Tempest True Grit	Alice in Wonderland
Best Film Editing	The Social Network 127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter The King’s Speech	The Social Network
Best Visual Effects	Inception Alice in Wonderland Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Hereafter Ironman 2	Inception

So there you have it. The list of Winners, and conversely the losers. The totals are 4 for Inception and the King’s Speech, 3 for The Social Network, and 2 for Alice in Wonderland, The Fighter, and Toy Story 3.

Shame that Tron: Legacy, How to Train Your Dragon, and 127 Hours all got snubs. But if you have a British accent, and are in the early 20th century, or could run on the ceiling, you were a shoe in.