The Nominations For Oscar 2011 Finally Out!! ~ Just Blogging Everyday

The nominations for the Oscar 2011 awards this coming 27 Feb was finally announced from the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills. However, the names seemed predictable to anyone who has been paying attention to this awards. The nominations was read by Academy President Tom Sherak.

So, fasten your sit belt, sit properly and read on for the Oscar 2011 nominations.

As expected, the race for best picture -- and for best director -- appears to be a two-film affair, between the costume drama "The King's Speech" and the modern-times reflection "The Social Network."

Pixar's "Toy Story" franchise -- a pioneer in computer animation -- is on track to receive its first-ever competitive Oscar.

The races for supporting actor and supporting actress will be likely won by "The Fighter" co-stars Melissa Leo and Christian Bale.

And, as expected, this awards season is shaping up to be a dim one for Hollywood South movies. (After a string of years in which locally connected films found themselves basking in glory on nominations morning, no local projects managed to deliver on their admittedly slim chances to grab a nod this year.)

In the lead acting category, Bardem will be going up against frontrunner Firth, 2010 Oscar winner Jeff Bridges ("True Grit"), Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network"), and James Franco ("127 Hours").

In the race for best actress, Natalie Portman ("Black Swan") shares frontrunner status with Annette Bening ("The Kids Are All Right"). They are joined in that category by Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone") and Michelle Williams ("Blue Valentine").

Supporting-actress frontrunner Leo -- a star of the locally shot, locally set HBO series "Treme," which is currently under production on its second season -- is pit against her "Fighter" co-star Amy Adams, as well as Helena Bonham Carter ("The King's Speech"), newcomer Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit") and Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom").

And in the supporting-actor race, Bale will go up against John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone"), Jeremy Renner ("The Town"), Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") and Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech").

For the second year in a row, the Academy has nominated 10 films for best picture. In addition to "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network," those vying for Oscar's biggest prize are "127 Hours," "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Inception," "The Kids Are All Right," "Toy Story 3," "True Grit" and "Winter's Bone."

In the category of best animated film, Pixar's "Toy Story 3" will see that pioneering series compete for an Oscar for the first time. (The Academy Award for best animated feature was only added in 2002). It will be going up against "How to Train Your Dragon" and Sylvain Chomet's artful "The Illusionist."

Best documentary nominees are "Exit Through the Gift Shop," by the English street artist known as Banksy; "Gasland," about the questionable practice of "fracking" as a means of extracting natural gas; the examination of the 2008 economic meltdown "Inside Job"; the Afghanistan war doc "Restrepo"; and "Waste Land," about one artist's search for beauty amid the residents of a Brazilian landfill.

The 2011 Oscar winners will be revealed Feb. 27 in a prime-time celebration broadcast on ABC-26.

Source from: http://www.nola.com