The Nominees are in...

It's without question the greatest honor in cinema to be recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. It's one of the oldest film organizations in the business, dating back to 1927. Even to be nominated is a major achievement. As a huge film admirer, I consider the selections of the Academy as the ultimate quality in film (what can I say, I enjoy quality drama films). And it's the Academy that best recognizes these films. So here are the nominees,the snubs, and some predictions for 2011...

Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The Kings Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone


Best Director
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
The Fighter (David O Russell)
The King's Speech (Tom Hooper)
The Social Network (David Fincher)
True Grit (Joel and Ethan Coel)


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 Steinfeld (True Grit)
Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)


The Snubs

Best Directors:
Christopher Nolan (Inception)
Sofia Coppola (Somewhere)

Best Actors:
Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
Paul Giamatti (Barney's Version)
Matt Damon (True Grit)

Best Actress:
Mila Kunis (Black Swan)
Julianne Moore (The Kids are All Right)


Total Film Nominations:

The King's Speech (12)
True Grit (10)
Inception (8)
The Social Network (8)
The Fighter (7)
127 Hours (6)
Black Swan (5)
Toy Story 3 (5)
The Kids are All Right (4)
Winter's Bone (4)
Alice in Wonderland (3)
Biutiful (2)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (2)
How to Train your Dragon (2)

The award ceremony will take place on February 27th, 2011.