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Oscar nominations announced!
This morning (an hour at which I totally awoke to watch Monique deliver them live), the nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced. There aren’t a lot of surprises; The Social Network and The King’s Speech both have a ton of nominations. There were also no major shockers in Best Picture, though it’s awesome to see John Hawkes pick up a much-deserved Supporting Actor nomination for Winter’s Bone. Major category nominations are:
Best Picture
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 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 Steinfield – True Grit
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
For a full list of the nominees, head over here. The broadcast will air on March 7th.
It’s kind of crazy. This is the second year they have 10 best picture nominations. That’s pretty cool though.
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