Every movie bluff wants to know about the list of Oscar nominations for the year 2011. The following article lists out the Academy Award nominations which will help you predict the winners of this prestigious award.
It’s that time of the year, when most of us await the most glamorous night of all. Stars and paparazzi, all making a beeline for the most happening night of the year. With bated breath, we wait for the Oscar nominations to be declared by the officials. The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Tom Sherak and actress Mo’Nique, who won the Best Supporting Actress award in 2009, announced this year’s Academy awards nominations. This announcement was made from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Date for Announcement of Nominations
The date on which the nominations were announced was 25th January 2011. The Oscar awards date has been set as February the 27th, 2011. This year, actress Anne Hathaway has begged the honors of hosting this prestigious ceremony along with James Franco.
Academy Award Nominations
The list of Oscar hopefuls this year is as follows. Go through the list and get a few ideas about the possible winners who will gather quite a lot of buzz once the awards are announced. The Golden Globe winners will give you a fair idea, which actor or movie stands a chance of winning the Oscars. And the nominations for 2011 are as follows:
Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture 2011
- “Black Swan,” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- “Inception,” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “The Kids Are All Right,” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- “The King’s Speech,” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- “127 Hours,” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- “The Social Network,” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán, Producers
- “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- “Winter’s Bone” Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Academy Award Nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2011
- Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
- Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
- Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
- Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
- James Franco in “127 Hours”
Academy Award Nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2011
- Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
- John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
- Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
- Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Academy Award Nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2011
- Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
- Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
- Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
- Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Academy Award Nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2011
- Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
- Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
- Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
- Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
- Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Academy Award Nominations for Best Animated Feature Film 2011
- “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
- “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Academy Award Nominations for Best Art Direction 2011
- “Alice in Wonderland”
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
- “Inception”
- “The King’s Speech”
- “True Grit”
Academy Award Nominations for Best Cinematography 2011
- “Black Swan,” Matthew Libatique
- “Inception,” Wally Pfister
- “The King’s Speech,” Danny Cohen
- “The Social Network,” Jeff Cronenweth
- “True Grit,” Roger Deakins
Academy Award Nominations for Best Costume Design 2011
- “Alice in Wonderland,” Colleen Atwood
- “I Am Love,” Antonella Cannarozzi
- “The King’s Speech,” Jenny Beavan
- “The Tempest,” Sandy Powell
- “True Grit” Mary Zophres
Academy Award Nominations for Best Directing 2011
- “Black Swan,” Darren Aronofsky
- “The Fighter,” David O. Russell
- “The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper
- “The Social Network,” David Fincher
- “True Grit,” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Academy Award Nominations for Best Documentary (Feature) 2011
- “Exit through the Gift Shop,” Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
- “Gasland,” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
- “Inside Job,” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
- “Restrepo,” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
- “Waste Land,” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Academy Award Nominations for Best Documentary (Short Subject) 2011
- “Killing in the Name”
- “Poster Girl”
- “Strangers No More”
- “Sun Come Up”
- “The Warriors of Qiugang”
Academy Award Nominations for Best Film Editing 2011
- “Black Swan”
- “The Fighter”
- “The King’s Speech”
- “127 Hours”
- “The Social Network”
Academy Award Nominations for Best Foreign Language Film 2011
- “Biutiful,” Mexico
- “Dogtooth,” Greece
- “In a Better World,” Denmark
- “Incendies,” Canada
- “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi),” Algeria
Academy Award Nominations for Best Makeup 2011
- “Barney’s Version,” Adrien Morot
- “The Way Back,” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
- “The Wolfman,” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Academy Award Nominations for Best Music (Original Score) 2011
- “How to Train Your Dragon,” John Powell
- “Inception,” Hans Zimmer
- “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre Desplat
- “127 Hours,” A.R. Rahman
- “The Social Network,” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Academy Award Nominations for Best Music (Original Song) 2011
- “Coming Home” from “Country Strong,” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
- “I See the Light” from “Tangled,” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
- “If I Rise” from “127 Hours,” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
- “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3,” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Academy Award Nominations for Best Short Film (Animated) 2011
- “Day & Night,” Teddy Newton
- “The Gruffalo,” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
- “Let’s Pollute,” Geefwee Boedoe
- “The Lost Thing,” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
- “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois
Academy Award Nominations for Best Short Film (Live Action) 2011
- “The Confession,” Tanel Toom
- “The Crush,” Michael Creagh
- “God of Love,” Luke Matheny
- “Na Wewe,” Ivan Goldschmidt
- “Wish 143,” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Academy Award Nominations for Best Sound Editing 2011
- “Inception,” Richard King
- “Toy Story 3,” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
- “Tron: Legacy,” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
- “True Grit,” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
- “Unstoppable,” Mark P. Stoeckinger
Academy Award Nominations for Best Sound Mixing 2011
- “Inception,” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- “The King’s Speech,” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
- “Salt,” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
- “The Social Network,” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
- “True Grit,” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Academy Award Nominations for Best Visual Effects 2011
- “Alice in Wonderland,” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
- “Hereafter,” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
- “Inception,” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
- “Iron Man 2,” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Academy Award Nominations for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 2011
- “127 Hours,” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
- “The Social Network,” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
- “Toy Story 3,” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- “True Grit,” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- “Winter’s Bone,” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Academy Award Nominations for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) 2011
- “Another Year,” Written by Mike Leigh
- “The Fighter,” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
- “Inception,” Written by Christopher Nolan
- “The Kids Are All Right,” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
- “The King’s Speech,” Screenplay by David Seidler
These are the lucky Academy award nominations for the year 2011. This is where the journey of every nominee begins and each hopeful, wishes to take home the golden trophy this year.
