Well, the Oscars are done for another year. What did you think? There were some memorable moments this year: Melissa Leo’s speech meltdown, Melissa Leo’s mid-speech F-Bomb, James Franco in drag, Kirk Douglas owning the entire show, Gwyneth Paltrow’s god-awful excuse for singing, and James Franco’s god-awful excuse for co-hosting.
As for my Oscar predictions…15/24. Not completely embarrassing, but a fairly disappointing score overall. Next year, if I score less than 19/24, I’m smashing my laptop in a fit of rage and retiring from movies forever. Okay, I won’t. Though I’ll probably glare angrily at my T.V. and complain online. Seems more my style, after all.
Here are your 2010 Oscar winners:
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in Biutiful
Jeff Bridges in True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
James Franco in 127 Hours
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in The Fighter
John Hawkes in Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner in The Town
Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush in The King’s Speech
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence in Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter in The King’s Speech
Melissa Leo in The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit
Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom
Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3
The Illusionist
Best Animated Short Film
Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Let’s Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)
Best Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
The King’s Speech
True Grit
Best Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King’s Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
David O. Russell for The Fighter
Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech
David Fincher for The Social Network
Ethan and Joel Coen for True Grit
Best Documentary Feature
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
Best Documentary Short Subject
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Qiugang
Best Film Editing
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful
Dogtooth
In a Better World
Incendies
Outside the Law
Best Live Action Short Film
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143
Best Makeup
Barney’s Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
Best Original Score
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Best Original Song
Coming Home from Country Strong
I See the Light from Tangled
If I Rise from 127 Hours
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3
Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Best Sound Editing
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
Best Sound Mixing
Inception
The King’s Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
Best Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
Another Year
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are All Right
The King’s Speech