It’s time for the 2011 Academy Awards a.k.a. The Oscars. Here’s a quick guide of the nominees in some of the most popular categories, as well as, some predictions. The Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. So, throw on a tuxedo and enjoy.
Best Adapted Screenplay
· Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy “127 Hours”
· Aaron Sorkin “The Social Network”
· Michael Arndt; story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich “Toy Story 3”
· Joel Coen and Ethan Coen “True Grit”
· Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini “Winter’s Bone”
Best Original Screenplay
· Mike Leigh “Another Year”
· Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson; story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson “The Fighter”
· Christopher Nolan “Inception”
· Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg “The Kids Are All Right”
· David Seidler “The King’s Speech”
Foreign Language Film
· “Biutiful” Mexico
· “Dogtooth” Greece
· “In a Better World” Denmark
· “Incendies” Canada
· “Outside the Law (Hors-la-Loi)- Algeria
Best Animated Feature
· “How to Train Your Dragon”
· “The Illusionist”
· “Toy Story 3”
Best Documentary Feature
· “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
· “Gasland”
· “Inside Job”
· “Restrepo”
· “Waste Land”
Best Director
· Darren Aronofsky “Black Swan”
· David O. Russell “The Fighter”
· Tom Hooper “The King’s Speech”
· David Fincher “The Social Network”
· Joel Coen and Ethan Coen “True Grit”
Best Supporting Actress
· Amy Adams “The Fighter”
· Helena Bonham Carter “The King’s Speech”
· Melissa Leo “The Fighter”
· Halle Steinfeld “True Grit”
· Jacki Weaver “Animal Kingdom”
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 Actor
· Javier Bardem “Biutiful”
· Jeff Bridges “True Grit”
· Jesse Eisenberg “The Social Network”
· Colin Firth “The King’s Speech”
· James Franco “127 Hours”
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”
