Cone makes his picks for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards
February 15, 2011
Frederic ConeJuice Columnist
The 83rd Academy Awards are finally here to honor the best and most creative films from 2010, as well as some of the latest fashions.
As is the case each year, the Academy has nominated films from a wide variety of genres in the various categories.
On one hand, you have the high-budget films like Inception and Toy Story 3, and on the other you have the mass popular films like The Social Network and 127 Hours which are geared toward youth.
Of course there are the films made specifically with Oscar statues in mind 8212; films like The King’s Speech, Black Swan and The Fighter.
There are also the more artful and daring projects, such as The Kid’s are All Right, True Grit and Winter’s Bone.
With such a variety of quality and Oscar-worthy films for the Academy to choose from, I don’t see any clear favorites rising up to walk away with a treasure trove of Oscars.
With all that said, here is a full list of all the nominations. My picks for who I think will win in each category appear in bold.
Best Picture:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
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 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 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 Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Seinfeld, True Grit
Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David Fincher, The Social Network
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
Best Original Screenplay:
Another Year
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay:
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Best Foreign Language Film:
Biutiful, Mexico
Dogtooth, Greece
In a Better World, Denmark
Incendies, Canada
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi), Algeria
Best Documentary:
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
Best Documentary (Short):
Killing In The Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Comes Up
The Warriors of Quigang
Best Animated Feature Film:
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Best Cinematography:
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Best Art Direction:
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
Inception
The King’s Speech
True Grit
Best Costume Design:
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King’s Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
Best Film Editing:
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Best Visual Effects:
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Best Makeup Design:
Barney’s Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
Best Original Score:
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
127 Hours
Best Original Song:
“Coming Home” from Country Strong
“I See The Light” from Tangled
“If I Rise” from 127 Hours
“We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3
Best Sound Editing:
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
Best Sound Mixing:
Inception
The King’s Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
The Academy Awards will be held on Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. Central Standard Time on ABC.