Announced just minutes ago at Oscar.com we have the Nominations for the more popular categories for the 83rd Academy Awards.
Best Picture
The Kids Are All Right
Toy Story 3
The Social Network
The King’s Speech
Inception
The Fighter
Black Swan
127 Hours
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Best Director
* David Fincher, The Social Network
* Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
* Joel and Ethan Coen, True Grit
* Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
* David O. Russell, The Fighter
Best Actor
* Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
* James Franco, 127 Hours
* Jeff Bridges, True Grit
* Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
* Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Best Actress
* Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
* Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
* Natalie Portman, Black Swan
* Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
* Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Best Supporting Actor
* Christian Bale, The Fighter
* Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
* Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
* John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
* Jeremy Renner, The Town
Best Supporting Actress
* Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
* Melissa Leo, The Fighter
* Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
* Amy Adams, The Fighter
* Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Best Animated Feature
* The Illusionist
* Toy Story 3
* How To Train Your Dragon
Best Original Screenplay
# Inception by Christopher Nolan
# The King’s Speech by David Seidler
# The Kids Are All Right by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
# The Fighter by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
# Another Year by Mike Leigh
Best Adapted Screenplay
# The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin
# True Grit by Joel & Ethan Coen
# 127 Hours by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
# Toy Story 3 by Michael Arndt
# Winter’s Bone by Debra Granik and Anne Roselini
So what are your picks? Anything you are surprised to see, or not see there?
The Oscars this year are February 27th, 2011.