The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, the Academy Awards (commonly referred to as The Oscars) were awarded in 24 competitive categories. Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony, marking the first time for each.
The King’s Speech won four awards, all in major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.Inception also tied with four awards, all in the technical categories. Other multiple winners included The Social Network with three awards and Alice in Wonderland, The Fighter, and Toy Story 3, with two awards each. In addition, Black Swan, God of Love, In a Better World, Inside Job, The Lost Thing, Strangers No More, and The Wolfman each received one award.
Academy Award Winners
1. Best Motion Picture of the Year – The King’s Speech (2010): Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
2. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Colin Firth for The King’s Speech (2010)
3. Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)
4. Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)
5. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)
6. Best Achievement in Directing – Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech (2010)
7. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen – The King’s Speech (2010): David Seidler
8. Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published – The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin
9. Best Animated Feature Film of the Year – Toy Story 3 (2010): Lee Unkrich
10. Best Foreign Language Film of the Year – In a Better World (2010): Susanne Bier(Denmark)
11. Best Achievement in Cinematography – Inception (2010): Wally Pfister
12. Best Achievement in Editing – The Social Network (2010): Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
13. Best Achievement in Art Direction – Alice in Wonderland (2010): Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
14. Best Achievement in Costume Design – Alice in Wonderland (2010): Colleen Atwood
15. Best Achievement in Makeup – The Wolfman (2010): Rick Baker, Dave Elsey
16. Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score – The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
17. Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song – Toy Story 3 (2010): Randy Newman(“We Belong Together”)
18. Best Achievement in Sound Mixing – Inception (2010): Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick
19. Best Achievement in Sound Editing – Inception (2010): Richard King
20. Best Achievement in Visual Effects – Inception (2010): Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin
21. Best Documentary, Features – Inside Job (2010): Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
22. Best Documentary, Short Subjects – Strangers No More (2010): Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon
23. Best Short Film, Animated – The Lost Thing (2010): Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann
24. Best Short Film, Live Action – God of Love (2010): Luke Matheny
