Oscars: The 83rd Academy Awards Winners

83rd Academy Award Winners

Here are the lists of Oscars nominations and its“highlights”- the winners:

BEST PICTURE

•Black Swan
•The Fighter
•Inception
•The Kids Are All Right
•The King's Speech - Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
•127 Hours
•The Social Network
•Toy Story 3
•True Grit
•Winter's Bone

BEST DIRECTOR
•Darren Aronofsky- Black Swan
•David. O. Russell- The Fighter
•Tom Hooper- The King's Speech
•David Fincher- The Social Network
•Joel Coen and Ethan Coen- True Grit

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
•Javier Bardem- Biutiful
•Jeff Bridges- True Grit
•Jesse Eisenberg- The Social Network
•Colin Firth- The King's Speech
•James Franco- 127 Hours

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
•Annette Bening- The Kids Are All Right
•Nicole Kidman- Rabbit Hole
•Jennifer Lawrence- Winter's Bone
•Natalie Portman- Black Swan
•Michelle Williams- Blue Valentine

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
•Christian Bale- The Fighter
•John Hawkes- Winter's Bone
•Jeremy Renner- The Town
•Mark Ruffalo- The Kids Are All Right
•Geoffrey Rush- The King's Speech

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
•Amy Adams- The Fighter
•Helena Bonham Carter- The King's Speech
•Melissa Leo- The Fighter
•Hailee Steinfeld- True Grit
•Jacki Weaver- Animal Kingdom

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
•127 Hours
•The Social Network - Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
•Toy Story 3
•True Grit
•Winter's Bone

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY'
•Another Year
•The Fighter
•Inception
•The Kids Are All Right
•The King's Speech- Screenplay by David Seidler  

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
•Biutiful
•Dogtooth
•In A Better World - Denmark
•Incendies
•Outside the Law

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
•How to Train Your Dragon
•The Illusionist
•Toy Story 3 - Lee Unkrich

BEST ART DIRECTION

•Alice In Wonderland - Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
•Inception
•The King's Speech
•True Grit

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

•Black Swan
•Inception - Wally Pfister
•The King's Speech
•The Social Network
•True Grit

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

•Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood
•I Am Love
•The King's Speech
•The Tempest
•True Grit

BEST FILM EDITING

•Black Swan
•The Fighter
•The King's Speech
•127 Hours
•The Social Network - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

•Exit Through the Gift Shop
•Gasland
•Inside Job - Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
•Restrepo
•Waste Land

BEST MAKEUP

•Barney's Version

•The Way Back
•The Wolfman - Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

•How to Train Your Dragon
•Inception
•The King's Speech
•127 Hours
•The Social Network - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

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 - Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

BEST SOUND MIXING

•Inception - Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick

•The King's Speech
•Salt
•The Social Network
•True Grit

BEST SOUND EDITING

•Inception - Richard King

•Toy Story 3
•Tron: Legacy
•True Grit
•Unstoppable

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

•Alice In Wonderland

•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
•Hereafter
•Inception - Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
•Iron Man 2

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

•Killing in the Name

•Poster Girl
•Strangers No More - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
•Sun Come Up
•The Warriors of Qiugang

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

•Day & Night

•The Gruffalo
•Let's Pollute
•The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
•Madagascar, A Journey Diary

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

•The Confession

•The Crush
•God of Love - Luke Matheny
•Na Wewe
•Wish 143

American Idol's Online Voting

On the first 9 seasons American Idol's fans and viewers are able to cast their votes for their favored contestants using their phones or through SMS. Now, the show has given everyone the option to vote online.

The creator and executive producer Simon Fuller in a press release for the American Idol said, "We have been wanting to do online voting for several years, and now Facebook has offered us a secure solution and we are ready to go", adding that the show has always involved a high level of engagement with its viewers through texting and phone voting.

To vote online fans or  viewers should visit AmericanIdol.com site and follow the directions. It will be required for every voting individulas to log in using their Facebook account for them to access the American Idol voting page that will feature the name and photo of each of the current contestants. 

During the voting process viewers and fans alike will simply choose their favorite contestant, complete a security verification provided and submit their choice. After each performance and even during the online voting, viewers may cast up to 50 online votes for that particular evening's performances. Unfortunately for other Idol fanatics, only fans with a registered Facebook account in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast their vote(s) online.

Voting will start on the first performance show on March 1 (Tuesday) at 8PM (ET) eastern time, featuring the top 12 male semifinalists. While the top 12 female semifinalists will perform on March 2 (Wednesday) at 8PM (ET) eastern time.

Oscars: 83rd Academy Awards Revelations

"The 83rd yearly Academy Awards reveal blows over Hollywood this weekend and everybody from costume manufacturers, to Facebook, towards the film box-office market place is cashing in. The illustration above expose some of the enormous (dollars) winners which you won’t see Sunday night at Kodak Theater in Hollywood. We also scoured the internet for several more Oscar details and figures:

Gold fever In 2008, a 40 percent raise in a cost of gold led to a $100 bump in the value of an Oscar statuette. The president of R.S. Owens & Co., the corporation that releases the coveted award statue, informed the Seattle Times the cost grow was the result of gold’s accent to $950 an ounce.

This season, gold is approximately $1,416 an ounce, but Noreen Prohaska, who has long been managing the Oscar accounts for very last 20 several years, claims that the organization now not feedback on the cost with the statue in the behest from the Academy of Arts and Sciences. She did, although, inform us through the cellphone that the value of the heavy-plated rare metal statuettes is tied in the marketplace: “When gold goes up, gold goes up.”

Enormous money from Madison Ave. A 30-second site through the Academy Awards broadcast this calendar year charges an more or less of $1.7 million, Forbes announcement. It is anticipated to web ABC as significantly as $80 million in advertisement income for that entire broadcast. That’s up from $71 million total previous season after advertisement spots sold for an estimated of $1.4 million every spot, in accordance with market analysis organization Kantar Media. This season’s anticipated profit total is almost similar as the 2008 peak the moment Oscar advertisement shelling out hit $81.1 million.

Oscar meets Facebook In 2009, social media and Net usage during Oscar night time emerged being a leading pressure for celebrity commentary and buzz. Based on AdWeek, above one in ten persons watching the Oscars that season did so though logged onto the net. Facebook captured the most visitors (even more than IMDB). Meanwhile, an estimated 100,000 messages have been sent through Twitter while the broadcast — that’s in excess of 400 updates every minute, or almost seven each second."

American Idol's Top 24 Revealed

American Idol’s Wednesday night revealed the top 24 contestants from the 61 back in L.A.-but not without an abrupt halt when Jennifer Lopez cried over Chris Medina’s send-off. Randy and Steven assured her that she did a good job and told her not to worry while Chris on the other hand dealt well with the rejection.
Jennifer Lopez was able to pull herself together after about 5 minutes break and continued choosing the Top 24 contestants moving on for American Idol.

So here goes the list of 24 who made it through the judges final decisions and choices…

The 12 men who made it:                               

1. Brett Loewenstern
2. Casey Abrams
3. Clint Jun Gamboa
4. Jacob Lusk
5. James Durbin
6. Jordon Dorsey
7. Jovany Barreto
8. Paul McDonald
9. Robbie Rosen
10. Scotty McCreery
11. Stefano Langone
12. Tim Halperin

The 12 women who made it:

1. Ashthon Jones
2. Haley Reinhart
3. Julie Zorrilla
4. Karen Rodriguez
5. Kendra Chantelle
6. Lauren Alaina
7. Lauren Turner
8. Naima Adedapo
9. Pia Toscano
10. Rachel Zevita
11. Tatysnisa Wilson
12. Thia Megia

What Oscars Female Stars Are Going to Wear: Gown's Prediction

ANNE HATHAWAY

The evening's hostess will undoubtedly make plenty of wardrobe changes, but expect gowns from go-tos Giorgio Armani, J. Mendel and Oscar de la Renta. The former nominee could play up her shape in silver beaded Oscar de la Renta or go for full-out fairytale in crystal and tulle Marchesa.

NATALIE PORTMAN

The popular to win Best Actress, Black Swan's star will be showcasing her other big role of the year – mother-to-be! She’s been favoring elegant draped dresses from designers like Viktor & Rolf, Lanvin, Azzaro and Jason Wu. The pregnant star could drape her bump in frothy pink Dior Haute Couture (she's the face of their fragrance Miss Dior Cherie),or she could go swingy in a shimmering precious metal

  NICOLE KIDMAN

                                                              

Nominated for Best Actress for Rabbit Hole, the 2004 winner has long been on a design streak this awards season in leading style stunners from Nina Ricci, Jean Paul Gaultier and Prada. The nominee and presenter could decide on this gold and black column from her go-to L'Wren Scott or go bold in the patterned and beaded Oscar de la Renta.

                                                                

AMY ADAMS

The Best Supporting Actress nominee sticks to uncomplicated silhouettes with knockout embellishment from favorites like Elie Saab, Roland Mouret and Carolina Herrera. The redhead could display her post-baby physique in a gleaming black Carolina Herrera dress or perhaps a soft dove gray Elie Saab Haute Couture confection.

GWYNETH PALTROW

Singing at this year's ceremony, the 1999 winner's urban chic wardrobe is now a far stretch cry from her iconic Ralph Lauren princess gown. Search for sexy variations from Versace, Stella McCartney and Emilio Pucci. The actress could reveal away her toned shoulders in an metallic gray, one-shoulder gown from Donna Karan or maybe a ombré feathered and beaded Prabal Gurung gown.

HAILEE STEINFELD

How many 14-year-olds can lay state a claim with a wardrobe filled with hot-off-the-runway Prada, Miu Miu and Alberta Ferretti? The True Grit actress brings a feeling of pleasurable and whimsy to her attractive and age-appropriate options. The young actress could well be a bright spot on this yellow Prabal Gurung (who designed her Golden Globes gown). Or she can be subtle in luxe black velvet from Ralph Lauren.

Oscars Hosts – Still the Same As Last Year

James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-present the ceremony, following the two host experiment that went along well last year.

When actors Anne Hathaway and James Franco were chosen, many would ask why-well, last year’s experiment to feature two hosts (Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin)  has went down so well that the Academy has  opted to do the same this year. Organizers of the Oscars are very hopeful they will introduce the Oscars to a much-needed younger audience.

Anne Hathaway, joined by James Franco as very untraditional Oscars co-hosts, is working to calm the doubts about her comedic chops and get viewers excited about a new generation of hosts. And if she can go from classic opera to hip hop like this on the real telecast, well, the Academy may have made a very inspired choice.

Who Sits Where on the Oscars

Seating plans have to be meticulously organized to assure ex-spouses will not be near to each other and stars' fragile egos are not damaged by where they are positioned to sit.

Fragile egos have been known to get reduced to tears if they’re not happy with their placing — but one more cause of angst is who they are seated near. Just picture out what would happen if Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were to be placed next to Jennifer Aniston.

As one insider says: ‘It’s like organizing the seating plan for a wedding ceremony where some family members have issues with each other. Except that you have to quadruple the stress and factor in the massive egos.’

From 1980 to 2002, as controller of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Spoerri was responsible for orchestrating the seating preparations for the 3,100 Oscar attendees.

And in 22 years, he made just one slight slip-up — seating volatile actress Sean Young close to James Woods, after Woods had just ended their relationship.

The 83rd Academy Awards Nominees

 Here are  the lists of the Oscar Nominees:

Best Actor (Actor in a leading role), the nominees are

• Javier Bardem - Biutiful
• Jeff Bridges - True Grit
• Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
• Colin Firth - The King's Speech
• James Franco - 127 Hours

Best Actress (Actress in a leading role), the nominees are

• Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
• Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
• Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
• Natalie Portman - Black Swan
• Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine

Best Picture, the nominees are

• Black Swan- Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
• The Fighter- David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
• Inception- Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• The Kids Are All Right- Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
• The King's Speech- Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producersin
• 127 Hours- Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
• The Social Network- Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• Toy Story 3- Darla K. Anderson, Producer
• True Grit- Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
• Winter's Bone- Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Best Supporting Actor (Actor in a supporting role), the nominees are

• Christian Bale - The Fighter
• John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
• Jeremy Renner - The Town
• Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
• Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech

Best Supporting Actress (Actress in a supporting role), the nominees are

• Amy Adams - The Fighter
• Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
• Melissa Leo - The Fighter
• Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
• Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

Best Director, the nominees are

• Darren Aronofsky -“Black Swan”
• David O. Russell -“The Fighter”
• Tom Hooper -“The King's Speech”
• David Fincher -“The Social Network”
• Joel Coen and Ethan Coen -“True Grit”

Best Animated Feature Film, the nominees are

• “How to Train Your Dragon” - Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• “The Illusionist” - Sylvain Chomet
• “Toy Story 3” - Lee Unkrich

Best Original Screenplay (Writing), the nominees are

• “Another Year” by Mike Leigh
• “The Fighter” by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
  Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
• “Inception” by Christopher Nolan
• “The Kids Are All Right” by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
• “The King's Speech” by David Seidler 

Best Adapted Screenplay (Writing), the nominees are

• “127 Hours” by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
• “The Social Network” by Aaron Sorkin
• “Toy Story 3” by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
• “True Grit” by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Winter's Bone” by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Best Art Direction, the nominees are

·  Alice in Wonderland design by: Robert Stromberg; decorations by: Karen O'Hara

·  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 design by: Stuart Craig; decorations by: Stephenie McMillan

·  Inception  design by: Guy Hendrix Dyas; decorations by: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat

·  The King's Speech design by: Eve Stewart; decorations by: Judy Farr

·  True Grit design by: Jess Gonchor; decorations by: Nancy Haigh

 

Best in Cinematography, the nominees are

• Black Swan - Matthew Libatique
• Inception - Wally Pfister
• The King's Speech - Danny Cohen
• The Social Network - Jeff Cronenweth
• True Grit - Roger Deakins

 

Best Costume Design, the nominees are

• “Alice in Wonderland” - Colleen Atwood
• “I Am Love” - Antonella Cannarozzi
• “The King's Speech”- Jenny Beavan
• “The Tempest” - Sandy Powell
• “True Grit” - Mary Zophres

Best Film Editing, the nominees are

• “Black Swan” - Andrew Weisblum
• “The Fighter” - Pamela Martin
• “The King's Speech” - Tariq Anwar
• “127 Hours” - Jon Harris
• “The Social Network” - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best Visual Effects, the nominees are

• Alice in Wonderland - Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
• Hereafter -  Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell
• Inception -  Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
• Iron Man 2 - Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Best Original Song (music), the nominees are

• “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” music & lyrics by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
• “I See the Light” from “Tangled” music by Alan Menken ; lyrics by Glenn Slater
• “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” music by A.R. Rahman; lyrics by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
• “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" music & lyrics by Randy Newman

 

Best Original Score (music), the nominees are

• How to Train Your Dragon - John Powell
• Inception - Hans Zimmer
• The King's Speech - Alexandre Desplat
• 127 Hours - A.R. Rahman
• The Social Network - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Costume Design, the nominees are

• Colleen Atwood  -“Alice in Wonderland”
• Antonella Cannarozzi - “I Am Love”
• Jenny Beavan  -“The King's Speech”
• Sandy Powell  -“The Tempest”
• Mary Zophres  - “True Grit”