'The Kings Speech', 'Inception', 'Black Swan', 'The Social Network' were among the biggest winners at the 83rd Academy Awards held Sunday in Los Angeles, Calif.
Although the Hollywood's biggest night only managed to throw very few surprises, the Oscars did not fail to impress thanks to James Franco and Anne Hathaway, who brought the entertainment factor, besides the accidental F-bombs, references to drugs and of course some good old humor targeted at the Academy.
The Oscars night also put an end to the raging 'The King's Speech' Vs 'The Social Network' debate. The Facebook drama, which was initially the favorite to win the Oscar for Best Movie, was awoken to the competition from The King's Speechat the SAG awards. The British monarchy saga won the best-actor trophy for Colin Firth, besides claiming the prize for best ensemble cast, the guild's equivalent of the best picture Oscar.
At the Oscars, 'The King's Speech' took home key honors while 'The Social Network' only managed to match the competitor in terms of the number of awards. 'The King's Speech' won the academy award for 'Best Motion Picture of the year,' 'Achievement in Directing,' 'Original screenplay,' and 'Performance by an actor in a leading role.' 'The Social Network' took home Oscars for 'Achievement in Film Editing,' 'Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures,' and 'Adapted Screenplay.'
Among the other movies which fared well at the Oscars were: 'Inception', Toy Story 3', 'The Fighter' and 'Alice in Wonderland'.
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'The King's Speech' emerged triumphant at the Oscars by sweeping up three awards for 'Best Motion Picture of the year', 'Achievement in Directing', 'Original screenplay,' and 'Performance by an actor in a leading role.'REUTERS/Mike Blake'Inception' emerged as the third film that dominated the award ceremony as it grabbed the Oscars for 'Achievement in Cinematography,' 'Achievement in Sound Editing,' 'Achievement in Sound Mixing,' and “Achievement in Visual Effects.'REUTERS/Mike BlakeWriter Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for 'The Social Network'. Sorkin is tipped to be working on a Steve Jobs filmREUTERS/Gary Hershorn'Alice in Wonderland' also fared well at the Oscars by claiming the honors for 'Achievement in Art Direction,' and 'Achievement in Costume Design.'
REUTERS/Mike BlakeBritish Actor Colin Firth won the 'Best Actor' Oscar for his performance in 'The King's Speech' as a stammering King George VI.The nominations were:Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 HoursREUTERS/Gary HershornNatalie Portman won the Oscar for 'Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role,' for 'Black Swan' beating Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Annette Bening.The 'Best Actress' Nominations were:Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue ValentineREUTERS/Lucas Jackson"I won't drop the F bomb like Melissa, I've used that a lot before". He referred to his swearing tapes that were leaked on the internet" - - Christian Bale who won the Best Supporting actor for his role in "The Fighter. REUTERS/Gary HershornBeating 'How to Train Your Dragon' and 'The Illusionist', 'Toy Story 3' won the Academy Award for 'Best Animated Feature Film of the Year'.
REUTERS/Mike Blake'Toy Story 3' also captured the 'Best Song' honor for 'We Belong Together'.The nominations included:'Coming Home,' Country Strong, Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
'I See the Light,' Tangled, Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
'If I Rise,' 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Dido, Rollo Armstrong
'We Belong Together,' Toy Story 3, Randy NewmanREUTERS/Mike BlakeThe Oscar for 'Best Documentary Feature' went to Sony Pictures Classics’ 'Inside Job.'Other contenders in the category were:Exit Through the Gift Shop, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
Gasland, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
Restrepo, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Waste Land, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynley
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