As predicted, The King’s Speech was the big success story of this year’s “new look” Academy Awards ceremony, walking away with the Oscars for ‘Best Picture’, ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Actor’. Whilst not quite the whitewash the some had expected, the film’s haul of 4 of its 12 nominations was enough to put it joint top of the winners pile alongside Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Reviews for the ceremony itself have been fairly poor, with James Franco, Kirk Douglas and a bizarre choir of singing child all coming in for criticism throughout the night. Surprise wins for poorly received efforts such as Alice in Wonderland and Joe Johnson’s recent remake of The Wolfman further divided criticism on Twitter and Facebook. Below is a full list of all the Oscar winners on the night
Best Picture
The King’s Speech
Best Director
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
Best ActressNatalie Portman – Black Swan
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale – The Fighter
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animation
Toy Story 3
Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Achievement in Cinematography
Wally Pfister – Inception
Achievement in Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
Best Documentary Feature
Inside Job
Best Documentary – Short Subject
Strangers No More
Achievement in Film Editing
The Social Network
Achievement in Makeup
The Wolfman
Best Original Score
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Social Network
Best Original Song
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3
Best Animated Short Film
The Lost Thing
Best Live Action Short Film
God of Love
Achievement in Sound Editing
Inception
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Inception
Achievement in Visual Effects
Inception
Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network
Original Screenplay
David Seidler – The King’s Speech
What do you make of the Oscar winners? Do you agree? Please post your comments below!
Daniel Green