Cone makes his picks for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

Frederic Cone

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.