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The 83rd Academy Awards are going to be telecast this February 27th. The nominations are already announced and the entire film fraternity and the movie buffs all over the world are eagerly waiting for the Oscars night. Lot of expectations and anticipation is building up as there are too many surprise nominations this year too. Actor James Franco of “127 Hours” fame who is also nominated in the best actor category for the same flick and “Love and other Drugs” actress Anne Hathway will together be hosting the ceremony.

“The King’s Speech” is the movie with the highest number of nominations. It has got up to 12 nominations in different categories giving it chances to expectedly win the award for the Best Picture this year. Colin Firth is also the most qualifying nominee in the Best Actor category for his outstanding performance in “The King’s Speech”.  “True Grit” with 10 nominations is expected to win the Oscar 2011. “The Social Network” and “Inception”, is heading behind with a total of 8 nominations each in their kitty.

Though “The Social Network” seems to be one of the strongest contenders to win the Oscar for Best Directing but ‘The King’s Speech’ if wins there shouldn’t be any surprises. “Black Swan” actress Natalie Portman who already has won many accolades for her role as a ballerina and Nicole Kidman for “Rabbit Hole” are the most deserving amongst the other nominees.

Have a look into the nominations below and drop in your foretelling. Let us know ur anticipations…

The 83rd Academy Awards – Nominations…

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A stammering British Monarch delivers a speech of a life time only to get 12 – highest – nominations at the Academy Awards. The King’s Speech, a historical drama directed by Tom Hooper overshadows every other film at the Oscar nominations with the biggest chunk including best film and acting honors to Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.

The other film that has caught the eyes at the Oscar nominations is the ‘True Grit’ with 10 nominations under its name with Jeff Bridges and Hailee Stainfeld getting acting honors for their act in the film.

Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, The Social Network and Winter’s Bone made to the nomination list of Best Films.

Check Below the full list of the Oscar Nominations 2011:

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 Director

Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan

David O Russell – The Fighter

Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech

David Fincher – The Social Network

Coen Brothers – True Grit

Best Actress

Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right

Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone

Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine

Natalie Portman – Black Swan

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 Supporting Actress

Amy Adams – The Fighter

Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

Melissa Leo – The Fighter

Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit

Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale – The Fighter

Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right

Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech

Jeremy Renner – The Town

John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone

Best Animated Feature

How To Train Your Dragon

The Illusionist

Toy Story 3

Best Original Score

127 Hours – A R Rahman

How To Train Your Dragon – John Powell

Inception – Hans Zimmer

The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat

The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Original Song

If I Rise from 127 Hours – Music: A R Rahman Lyrics: Dido and Rollo Armstrong

Coming Home from Country Strong – Music and Lyrics: Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey

I See The Light from Tangled – Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Glenn Slater

We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 – Music and Lyrics: Randy Newman

Best Art Direction

Alice In Wonderland

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Inception

The King’s Speech

True Grit

Best Visual Effects

Alice In Wonderland

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Hereafter

Inception

Iron Man 2

Best Adapted Screenplay

127 Hours – Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy

The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin

Toy Story 3 – Michael Arndt

True Grit – The Coen Brothers

Winter’s Bone – Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini

Best Original Screenplay

Another Year – Mike Leigh

The Fighter – Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Keith Dorrington

Inception – Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg

The King’s Speech – David Seidler

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A day after the 68th Golden Globe Awards the British version of Oscars announces the nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Art giving the very British ‘The King’s Speech’ 14 nomination the most number of nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.

Check the Nominations List:

BEST FILM

  1. BLACK SWAN
  2. INCEPTION
  3. THE KING’S SPEECH
  4. THE SOCIAL NETWORK
  5. TRUE GRIT

DIRECTOR

  1. 127 HOURS – Danny Boyle
  2. BLACK SWAN – Darren Aronofsky
  3. INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan
  4. THE KING’S SPEECH – Tom Hooper
  5. THE SOCIAL NETWORK – David Fincher

LEADING ACTOR

  1. JAVIER BARDEM – Biutiful
  2. JEFF BRIDGES – True Grit
  3. JESSE EISENBERG – The Social Network
  4. COLIN FIRTH – The King’s Speech
  5. JAMES FRANCO – 127 Hours

LEADING ACTRESS

  1. ANNETTE BENING – The Kids Are All Right
  2. JULIANNE MOORE – The Kids Are All Right
  3. NATALIE PORTMAN – Black Swan
  4. NOOMI RAPACE – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  5. HAILEE STEINFELD – True Grit

SUPPORTING ACTOR

  1. CHRISTIAN BALE – The Fighter
  2. ANDREW GARFIELD – The Social Network
  3. PETE POSTLETHWAITE – The Town
  4. MARK RUFFALO – The Kids Are All Right
  5. GEOFFREY RUSH – The King’s Speech

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  1. AMY ADAMS – The Fighter
  2. HELENA BONHAM CARTER – The King’s Speech
  3. BARBARA HERSHEY – Black Swan
  4. LESLEY MANVILLE – Another Year
  5. MIRANDA RICHARDSON – Made in Dagenham

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