Aviva Press

By Maria Esteves – March 12, 2011

The 83rd Academy Awards presented by AMPAS for outstanding film achievements of 2010 co-hosted by Academy Award nominee James Franco and actress Anne Hathaway commenced Sunday, February 27, 2011, 8:00pm ET and 5:00pm PT at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California. Live television coverage of Oscars were seen in the U.S. on ABC Network and in more than 200 countries worldwide. This year’s Oscar winners by category are:

Best Picture

THE KING’S SPEECH, produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin (The Weinstein Company). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aS4hoOSlzo

Best Documentary Feature

INSIDE JOB, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs (Sony Pictures Classics). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2DRm5ES-uA

Best Documentary Short

STRANGERS NO MORE, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production. Watch trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QlvR2ZSdWU

Best Foreign Language

IN A BETTER WORLD (Sony Pictures Classics), Denmark . Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LeIi4WIyeo

Best Animated Feature

TOY STORY 3, directed by Lee Unkrich (Walt Disney). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liu3X2lgmjk

Best Animated Short

THE LOST THING, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment). Watch trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kikA9pUAnWs

Best Live Action Short

GOD OF LOVE, Luke Matheny. Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQsnMsq_RI

Best Director

TOM HOOPER for THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

Best Actor

COLIN FIRTH in THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

Best Actress

NATALIE PORTMAN in BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jaI1XOB-bs

Best Supporting Actor

CHRISTIAN BALE in THE FIGHTER (Paramount). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_zijS_UAtw

Best Supporting Actress

MELISSA LEO in THE FIGHTER (Paramount)

Best Adapted Screenplay

THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin (Sony Pictures Releasing). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4

Best Original Screenplay

THE KING’S SPEECH, Screenplay by David Seidler (The Weinstein Company)

Best Film Editing

THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Best Sound Editing

INCEPTION, Richard King (Warner Bros.). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66TuSJo4dZM

Best Sound Mixing

INCEPTION, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick (Warner Bros.)

Best Original Score

THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Best Original Song

WE BELONG TOGETHER from TOY STORY 3, Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best Visual Effects

INCEPTION, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb (Warner Bros.)

Best Art Direction

ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara. Watch trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA

Best Cinematography

INCEPTION, Wally Pfister (Warner Bros.)

Best Costume Design

ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Colleen Atwood (Walt Disney)

Best Makeup

THE WOLFMAN, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (Universal). Watch trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YoNmr35pnU