Academy Awards 2011 Winners
The OSCARSw were handed out last night, with hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco... Here's the list of the winners and some memorable moments from the night.
Be on the look-out for my FASHION POLICE report. How'd I do with my predictions?!
MY THOUGHTS ON THE HOSTS - I thought the hype around the host lead to a bit of disappointment. I think where they really shined were the pre-taped segments. I thought that James Franco seemed distant, aloof and just in general not really present in the moment. But on the opposite spectrum, Anne Hathaway seemed giddy, excited and definitely walked the line of being too over the top (I think she seemed genuine which I actually enjoyed). They had some really good moments though... like this one:
Plus, Franco's grand-mother totally stole the first segment with this:
"I just saw Marky Mark!"
BEST PICTURE
The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
127 Hours - would be surprised
Black Swan - Dark Horse
The Fighter - Dark Horse
Inception - would be surprised
The Kids Are All Right - 2nd Choice
The Social Network - 3rd Choice
Toy Story 3 - dark horse
True Grit - would be surprised
Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Black Swan - MY PICK – WINNER!
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole - 3rd choice
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine - dark horse
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
"I'm afraid that I have to warn you that I'm experiencing the stirrings of something in the upper abdominals which are threatening to form themselves into dance moves, which joyous as they may be for me, it'd be extremely problematic if they make it to my legs before I get off stage."
Javier Bardem, Biutiful - 2nd choice
Jeff Bridges, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network - would be surprised
James Franco, 127 Hours - dark horse
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kurt Douglas presented and stole the show with his humor "You know..."
Melissa Leo, The Fighter - MY PICK – WINNER!
She drops the "F-bomb" during her speech... and it was as all over the place as it has been all award season.
Amy Adams, The Fighter - dark horse
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom - would be surprised
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter - MY PICK – WINNER!
He shouts out Dickie, then chokes up while mentioning his wife. Cute.
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
Jeremy Renner, The Town - would be surprised
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right - dark horse
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
BEST DIRECTOR
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
Although lots of the Award winners gave praise to their parents, Tom cited his mom for actually bringing "The King's Speech" to his attention via a play reading she went to. What a great little antedote.
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan - 3rd pick
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - would be surprised
David Fincher, The Social Network - 2nd choice
David O. Russell, The Fighter - dark horse
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 3 - MY PICK – WINNER!
How to Train Your Dragon - dark horse
The Illusionist - would be surprised
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
In a Better World (Denmark) - 2nd choice – WINNER!
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria) - 3rd Choice
Incendies (Canada) - would be surprised
Dogtooth (Greece) - dark horse
Biutiful (Mexico) - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Inside Job - dark horse – WINNER!
He made a political statement, but then quickly turned to thanking the academy.
Exit Through the Gift Shop - 2nd choice
Gasland - 3rd choice
Restrepo - would be surprised
Waste Land - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Strangers No More - 3rd choice – WINNER!
Killing in the Name - 2nd choice
Poster Girl - MY PICK
Sun Come Up - dark horse
The Warriors of Qiugang - would be surprised
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Lost Thing - dark horse – WINNER!
Day & Night - would be surprised
The Gruffalo - 3rd choice
Let’s Pollute - 2nd choice
Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) - MY PICK
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
God of Love - 3rd choice – WINNER!
He was so enthusiastic and came up on stage saying "I should have got a hair-cut" ... it was an adorable moment.
The Confession - MY PICK
The Crush - dark horse
Na Wewe - would be surprised
Wish 143 - 2nd choice
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
David Seidler, The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
Oldest to win this category? Who cares with a acceptance speech as charming as that one...
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, The Fighter - dark horse
Mike Leigh, Another Year - would be surprised
Christopher Nolan, Inception - 3rd choice
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network - MY PICK – WINNER!
Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3 - dark horse
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours - would be surprised
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - 2nd choice
Debra Granik and Anne Roselini, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
BEST SCORE
The Social Network - 2nd choice – WINNER!
127 Hours - dark horse
How to Train Your Dragon - would be surprised
Inception - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
BEST SONG
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice – WINNER!
Nominated 20 times and only picking up the statue for the 2nd time garners some sarcasm... which I loved.
“Coming Home,” Country Strong - MY PICK
“I See the Light,” Tangled - 3rd choice
“If I Rise,” 127 Hours - dark horse
BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland - dark horse – WINNER!
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - would be surprised
Inception - MY PICK
The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Inception - dark horse – WINNER!
Black Swan - 2nd choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 3rd choice
True Grit - would be surprised
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice – WINNER!
I Am Love - would be surprised
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Tempest - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST EDITING
The Social Network - MY PICK – WINNER!
127 Hours - dark horse
Black Swan - 2nd Choice
The Fighter - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - would be surprised
BEST MAKEUP
The Wolfman - MY PICK – WINNER!
"That's gross!" squealed Cate Blanchett while watching the wolfman transformation before presenting the Oscar.
Barney’s Version - 3rd Choice
The Way Back - 2nd Choice
BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception - MY PICK – WINNER!
Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice
TRON: Legacy - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
Unstoppable - would be surprised
BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception - MY PICK – WINNER!
The King’s Speech - 3rd Choice
Salt - would be surprised
The Social Network - 2nd Choice
True Grit - dark horse
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Inception - MY PICK – WINNER!
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - 3rd Choice
Hereafter - dark horse
Iron Man 2 - would be surprised
And here's NYC PS 22's chorus singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with the winners to close the show.
Be on the look-out for my FASHION POLICE report. How'd I do with my predictions?!
MY PICK - Who I think WILL win (14/24 = 58%)
2nd Choice - Who I think has the best chance for an upset (4/24 = 17%)
Dark Horse - Who I think won't win it, but I WANT to win it (or MOST unexpected) (4/24 = 17%)
3rd Choice - Could see win, it... but much more unlikely (2/24 = 8%)
Would be Surprised - I do NOT see this one winning it (0/24 = 0%)
2nd Choice - Who I think has the best chance for an upset (4/24 = 17%)
Dark Horse - Who I think won't win it, but I WANT to win it (or MOST unexpected) (4/24 = 17%)
3rd Choice - Could see win, it... but much more unlikely (2/24 = 8%)
Would be Surprised - I do NOT see this one winning it (0/24 = 0%)
MY THOUGHTS ON THE HOSTS - I thought the hype around the host lead to a bit of disappointment. I think where they really shined were the pre-taped segments. I thought that James Franco seemed distant, aloof and just in general not really present in the moment. But on the opposite spectrum, Anne Hathaway seemed giddy, excited and definitely walked the line of being too over the top (I think she seemed genuine which I actually enjoyed). They had some really good moments though... like this one:
Photo Credit - Getty
"You got to wear a tuxedo, so I wore this. The weird part is I just got a text message from Charlie Sheen" - Franco
Plus, Franco's grand-mother totally stole the first segment with this:
Photo Credit - ABC
"I just saw Marky Mark!"
BEST PICTURE
The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
127 Hours - would be surprised
Black Swan - Dark Horse
The Fighter - Dark Horse
Inception - would be surprised
The Kids Are All Right - 2nd Choice
The Social Network - 3rd Choice
Toy Story 3 - dark horse
True Grit - would be surprised
Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Black Swan - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole - 3rd choice
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone - would be surprised
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine - dark horse
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
"I'm afraid that I have to warn you that I'm experiencing the stirrings of something in the upper abdominals which are threatening to form themselves into dance moves, which joyous as they may be for me, it'd be extremely problematic if they make it to my legs before I get off stage."
Javier Bardem, Biutiful - 2nd choice
Jeff Bridges, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network - would be surprised
James Franco, 127 Hours - dark horse
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kurt Douglas presented and stole the show with his humor "You know..."
Photo Credit - Getty
Melissa Leo, The Fighter - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
She drops the "F-bomb" during her speech... and it was as all over the place as it has been all award season.
Amy Adams, The Fighter - dark horse
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit - 3rd choice
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom - would be surprised
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
He shouts out Dickie, then chokes up while mentioning his wife. Cute.
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
Jeremy Renner, The Town - would be surprised
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right - dark horse
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
BEST DIRECTOR
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
Although lots of the Award winners gave praise to their parents, Tom cited his mom for actually bringing "The King's Speech" to his attention via a play reading she went to. What a great little antedote.
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan - 3rd pick
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - would be surprised
David Fincher, The Social Network - 2nd choice
David O. Russell, The Fighter - dark horse
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 3 - MY PICK – WINNER!
How to Train Your Dragon - dark horse
The Illusionist - would be surprised
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
In a Better World (Denmark) - 2nd choice – WINNER!
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria) - 3rd Choice
Incendies (Canada) - would be surprised
Dogtooth (Greece) - dark horse
Biutiful (Mexico) - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Inside Job - dark horse – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
He made a political statement, but then quickly turned to thanking the academy.
Exit Through the Gift Shop - 2nd choice
Gasland - 3rd choice
Restrepo - would be surprised
Waste Land - MY PICK
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Strangers No More - 3rd choice – WINNER!
Killing in the Name - 2nd choice
Poster Girl - MY PICK
Sun Come Up - dark horse
The Warriors of Qiugang - would be surprised
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Lost Thing - dark horse – WINNER!
Day & Night - would be surprised
The Gruffalo - 3rd choice
Let’s Pollute - 2nd choice
Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) - MY PICK
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
God of Love - 3rd choice – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
He was so enthusiastic and came up on stage saying "I should have got a hair-cut" ... it was an adorable moment.
The Confession - MY PICK
The Crush - dark horse
Na Wewe - would be surprised
Wish 143 - 2nd choice
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
David Seidler, The King’s Speech - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
Oldest to win this category? Who cares with a acceptance speech as charming as that one...
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right - 2nd choice
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, The Fighter - dark horse
Mike Leigh, Another Year - would be surprised
Christopher Nolan, Inception - 3rd choice
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network - MY PICK – WINNER!
Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3 - dark horse
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours - would be surprised
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit - 2nd choice
Debra Granik and Anne Roselini, Winter’s Bone - 3rd choice
BEST SCORE
The Social Network - 2nd choice – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
127 Hours - dark horse
How to Train Your Dragon - would be surprised
Inception - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
BEST SONG
Photo Credit - Getty
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
Nominated 20 times and only picking up the statue for the 2nd time garners some sarcasm... which I loved.
“Coming Home,” Country Strong - MY PICK
“I See the Light,” Tangled - 3rd choice
“If I Rise,” 127 Hours - dark horse
BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland - dark horse – WINNER!
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - would be surprised
Inception - MY PICK
The King’s Speech - 2nd choice
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Inception - dark horse – WINNER!
Black Swan - 2nd choice
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Social Network - 3rd choice
True Grit - would be surprised
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice – WINNER!
I Am Love - would be surprised
The King’s Speech - MY PICK
The Tempest - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
BEST EDITING
The Social Network - MY PICK – WINNER!
127 Hours - dark horse
Black Swan - 2nd Choice
The Fighter - 3rd choice
The King’s Speech - would be surprised
BEST MAKEUP
The Wolfman - MY PICK – WINNER!
Photo Credit - Getty
"That's gross!" squealed Cate Blanchett while watching the wolfman transformation before presenting the Oscar.
Barney’s Version - 3rd Choice
The Way Back - 2nd Choice
BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception - MY PICK – WINNER!
Toy Story 3 - 2nd choice
TRON: Legacy - dark horse
True Grit - 3rd choice
Unstoppable - would be surprised
BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception - MY PICK – WINNER!
The King’s Speech - 3rd Choice
Salt - would be surprised
The Social Network - 2nd Choice
True Grit - dark horse
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Inception - MY PICK – WINNER!
Alice in Wonderland - 2nd choice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 - 3rd Choice
Hereafter - dark horse
Iron Man 2 - would be surprised
And here's NYC PS 22's chorus singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with the winners to close the show.
Photo Credit - Getty
