Oscar Picks

Haven't been updating the CueMark lately, but what better time than the Oscars. Here are my picks for the 83rd Annual Oscars.



By Dale Boyd

BEST PICTURE

Winner: The Social Network

The Nominees:
'Black Swan'
'The Fighter'
'Inception'
'The Kids Are All Right'
'The King's Speech'
'127 Hours'
'The Social Network'
'Toy Story 3'
'True Grit'
'Winter's Bone'


BEST DIRECTOR

Winner: David Fincher

The Nominees:
Darren Aronofsky, 'Black Swan'
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 'True Grit'
David Fincher, 'The Social Network'
Tom Hooper, 'The King's Speech'
David O'Russell, 'The Fighter'


BEST ACTOR

Winner: Javier Bardem


The Nominees:
Javier Bardem, 'Biutiful'
Jeff Bridges, 'True Grit'
Jesse Eisenberg, 'The Social Network'
Colin Firth, 'The King's Speech'
James Franco, '127 Hours'


BEST ACTRESS

Winner: Natalie Portman

The Nominees:
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

WInner: Christian Bale

The Nominees:
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'

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Winner: Melissa Leo


The Nominees:
Amy Adams, 'The Fighter'
Helena Bonham Carter, 'The King's Speech'
Melissa Leo, 'The Fighter'
Hailee Steinfeld, 'True Grit'
Jacki Weaver, 'Animal Kingdom'


BEST DOCUMENTARY

Winner: Exit Through the Gift Shop

The Nominees:
'Exit Through the Gift Shop'
'Gasland'
'Inside Job'
'Restrepo'
'Waste Land'


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Winner: Toy Story 3

The Nominees:
'How to Train Your Dragon'
'The Illusionist'
'Toy Story 3'


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Winner: Inception

The Nominees:

'Another Year'

'The Fighter'

'Inception'
'The Kids Are All Right'

'The King's Speech'

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Winner: The Social Network

The Nominees:

'127 Hours'

'The Social Network'

'Toy Story 3'

'True Grit'

'Winter's Bone'

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: In a Better World

The Nominees:

'Biutiful' (Mexico)

'Dogtooth' (Greece)

'In a Better World' (Denmark)

'Incendies' (Canada)

'Outside the Law' (Algeria)

BEST ART DIRECTION

Winner: Alice in Wonderland (even though it kills me to say)

The Nominees:
'Alice in Wonderland'
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I'
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'
'True Grit'


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner: Black Swan 


The Nominees:

'Black Swan'

'Inception'

'The King's Speech'

'The Social Network'

'True Grit'

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Winner: True Grit


The Nominees:

'Alice in Wonderland'
'I Am Love'

'The King's Speech'

'The Tempest'
'True Grit'

BEST FILM EDITING


Winner: 127 Hours


The Nominees:
'Black Swan'
'The Fighter'
'The King's Speech'
'127 Hours'
'The Social Network'


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Winner: The Social Network
The Nominees:

'How to Train Your Dragon'
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'

'127 Hours'

'The Social Network'

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Winner: 'If I Rise'- 127 Hours

The Nominees:

'Coming Home' - 'Country Strong'

'I See the Light' - 'Tangled'
'If I Rise' - '127 Hours'

'We Belong Together' - 'Toy Story 3


BEST SOUND MIXING

Winner: The Social Network

The Nominees:
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'
'Salt'
'The Social Network'
'True Grit'

BEST SOUND EDITING

Winner: Inception

The Nominees:
'Inception'
'Toy Story 3'
'TRON: Legacy'
'True Grit'
'Unstoppable'

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Winner: Inception

The Nominees:
'Alice in Wonderland'
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I'
'Hereafter'
'Inception'
'Iron Man 2'

BEST MAKEUP

Winner: The Way Back

The Nominees:
'Barney's Version'
'The Way Back'
'The Wolfman'

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Winner: Day & Night

The Nominees:
'Day & Night'
'The Gruffalo'
'Let's Pollute'
'The Lost Thing'
'Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)'

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Winner: (I'm just guessing here) Strangers No More

The Nominees:
'Killing in the Name'
'Poster Girl'
'Strangers No More'
'Sun Come Up'
'The Warriors of Quiugang'

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

Winner: Na Wewe

The Nominees:
'The Confession'
'The Crush'
'God of Love'
'Na Wewe'
'Wish 143'