THE KING’S SPEECH Wins Oscar for Best Picture
As expected, The King’s Speech won the big awards at the 83rd Oscars winning Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, and Actor (Colin Firth). Natalie Portman beat out Annette Bening for Best Actress, and The Social Network took the top prizes for Adapted Screenplay, Editing, and Score. When the dust finally settled, it was clear that there were more close calls in each category than flat-out surprises, which made this another typical Oscar race (not an insult).
Check after the jump for the full list of the newly crowned Oscar winners.
Best Picture
The King’s Speech
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Director
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Original Screenplay
The King’s Speech
Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 3
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Editing
The Social Network
Best Cinematography
Inception
Best Original Score
The Social Network
Best Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
Best Visual Effects
Inception
Best Make-Up
The Wolfman
Best Sound Mixing
Inception
Best Sound Editing
Inception
Best Song
“We Belong Together”, Toy Story 3
Best Documentary Short
Strangers No More
Best Live Action Short
God of Love
Best Animated Short
The Lost Thing
Best Foreign Language Film
In a Better World
Best Documentary
Inside Job
Unfortunately, fan favorites like Hailee Steinfeld’s performance in True Grit and the Banksy-helmed street art doc, Exit Through the Gift Shop, lost out to the front-runners (Melissa Leo [The Fighter] and Inside Job, respectively), but no one should be more shocked than disappointed, if anything. If I had to say there was one big surprise, I’d have to go with Wally Pfister winning what many had been already calling Roger Deakins’ Oscar for cinematography.
Did your favorites win big tonight or not? Against all odds, I was still pulling for The Social Network to steal the big prizes, but, alas, it’s hard to knock a great feel-good movie like The King’s Speech.
