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'The King's Speech' Tops Oscars
Source: AMPAS
The 83rd Academy Awards was last night, and if you didn't watch along with us during our live commentary you should know that it was a night filled with awkward moments and uncomfortable jokes while the Academy's "hip and new" ceremony quickly became "stale and tired". Host Anne Hathaway did her best to exude unending cheerfulness while her co-host James Franco... well, yes. He showed up.
In a night that will probably be best remembered for Kirk Douglas proving he's still alive (and boy is he alive!), former host Billy Crystal outstaging the new hosts, and actress Melissa Leo dropping an F-Bomb during her speech (which should at least get her an honorary mention here), here is an overview of the winners for the 2011 Academy Awards:
Best Picture: 'The King's Speech'
Winning against the whopping nine other nominees in the category and taking home four Oscars over the course of the evening, Bedlam Productions' 'The King's Speech' won the evening's top honor. Directed by Tom Hooper and starring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, and Geoffrey Rush, 'The King's Speech' tells the story of King George VI - a nervous stutterer who ascends to the throne and his unorthodox attempts to cure his speech impediment with the help of a language therapist. The film has garnered critical acclaim worldwide, and now adds this award to it's list of accolades.
Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth, 'The King's Speech'
Beating out five time Oscar nominee Jeff Bridges as well as host James Franco, British actor Colin Firth won the award for his brilliant portrayal of King George VI - a nervous monarch with a stutter who seeks the help of a language therapist and through their bond comes into his own as a ruler. This is the first time the actor has won the prestigious award.
Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, 'Black Swan'
While there were many talented actresses nominated for this award, Natalie Portman indisputably deserved to win for her tragic role as an uptight and repressed ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's 'Black Swan'. Her nuanced performance about a young woman slowly unraveling into psychotic hallucinations and paranoia was one of the most memorable performances of the year and set her apart from her fellow nominees. This is also the first time she has won an Academy Award.
Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale, 'The Fighter'
Actress in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo, 'The Fighter'
Completely overshadowing their lead actors, both Christian Bale and Melissa Leo brought their considerable talents to the David O. Russell film about a down-and-out boxer (played by Mark Wahlberg) and his dysfunctional family that kept him down. Bale, as the irascible brother Dicky, stole nearly every scene he was in while Melissa Leo also put forth an impressive performance as their overbearing mother. 
Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3
C'mon, who didn't see this coming? At this point, the Academy should really just rename this award "The Pixar". Since the category was added in 2001, Pixar has been nominated for every film it's made since then and has won the award 6 out of 8 times. 'Monsters, Inc.' lost to the original 'Shrek' in 2001 and later in 2006, 'Cars' lost to 'Happy Feet'... which you'd think would tell Pixar something about the Cars franchise.
Other Notable Awards:
Directing: Tom Hooper 'The King's Speech'
Cinematography: Wally Pfister, 'Inception'
Makeup: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey, 'The Wolfman'
Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 'The Social Network'
Original Song: Randy Newman for "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3
Visual Effects: 'Inception'
Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for 'The Social Network'
Original Screenplay: David Seidler 'The King's Speech'
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Comment by Green Ranger on February 28, 2011 at 5:11pm -
While I have only seen 5 of the nominated films (Inception, The Kings Speech, The Kids Are Alright, Toy Story 3, True Grit) and thought they were all great. The Kings Speech would probably be my 3rd pick for Best Picture.
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Comment by Cameron Johnson on February 28, 2011 at 4:58pm -
I was not surprised, but still a touch disappointed to see Firth win over Franco, Leo win over Steinfeld and "The King's Speech" to win over "The Social Network". The Best Picture result was an event almost as predictable as the fantastic but still inferior in comparison winner itself. However, what really took me by a heart-sinking surprised and had me stumbling away in quiet rage was Tom Hooper's best director win. How is this not a controversy? Granted, he was better than the Coens for "True Grit" and Russell for "The Fighter". (really, why was he there an not the overrated, but not in the case of "Inception", Chris Nolan? Also, what's up with no Danny Boyle? Let's see Hooper bring me to tears with his emotional punctuation on his movie) Still, Hooper's excellent directing performance is still lost under the superb directing of, say, Aronofsky, who masterfully captures the true beauty and passion of "Black Swan", aswell as the intense emotional and phsycological thrill ride it takes you on. Truly, the best director was David Fincher for "The Social Network" and I'm not just saying that because he's one of my favorite director. The reason why is because the film showed me why he's one of my favorite directors. He was able to take this small, talked-about-to-death lawsuit with little consequence and execute it in a very tense and unpredictable to a bone-chilling extent, while also tastefully capturing both the contemporary feel, aswell as the fascinating brilliance of the scenarios without taking it too hard to your head or over it entirely. Also, need I be the one to say that if it were to be handled by anyone else, it would most likely have been utterly forgettable? With Fincher calling the shots, this small script became a brilliantly offbeat cenimatic accomplishment, wildly entertaining and compelling drama, icon of the generation and quite possibly the most memorable Oscar film, if not best film in general, of the year. Ultimately, the majority of wins w
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Comment by Superbadmike on February 28, 2011 at 4:45pm
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NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK KINGS FFUUCCKKIINNGG SPECCCCCCCCCHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by Bella Muerte on February 28, 2011 at 4:34pm -
Worst Oscar show ever...
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Comment by Hector Fernando Andrade JR. II on February 28, 2011 at 4:18pm -
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Comment by Quicksandbuddy on February 28, 2011 at 4:06pm -
I was very pleased that Inception received at least three awards.
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Comment by Joshua Eiberg on February 28, 2011 at 3:41pm -
the king's speech was boring, but it was good but i don't think it was oscar material
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Comment by BitRidiculous on February 28, 2011 at 3:34pm -
@Fungusmonkey - I completely agree with you, It seems pretty evident that age plays a big role in the voting process.
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Comment by James O' Niel on February 28, 2011 at 3:27pm -
@Matt HH Robbins Not really....Hailey was awesome....but Melissa brought more out of her performance....she deserved it more....
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Comment by Mike on February 28, 2011 at 3:19pm -
The King's Speech should have won for best Visual Effects! I mean Inception was great looking and all but the King's Speech looked so friggin' cool!
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