The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were hosted by actor James Franco and actress Anne Hathaway and was held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 27,2011. The Oscars were distributed in 24 categories.It is interesting to see that "The King’s Speech" won 4 major awards. "Inception" too won 4 major awards,but it was all in the technical category."The Social Network" won 3 awards.
The winners for the 24 categories:
Best Picture: "The King’s Speech"
Best Direction: Tom Hooper for "The King’s Speech"
Best Actor: Colin Firth for "The King’s Speech"
Best Actress: Natalie Portman for "Black Swan"
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale for "The Fighter"
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo for "The Fighter"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for "The Social Network"
Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler for "The King’s Speech"
Best Cinematography: "Inception"
Best Film Editing: "The Social Network"
Best Sound Mixing: "Inception"
Best Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Social Network"
Best Original Song: Randy Newman for 'We Belong Together' from "Toy Story 3"
Best Sound Editing: "Inception"
Best Visual Effects: "Inception"
Best Art Direction : "Alice in Wonderland"
Best Animated Feature Film: "Toy Story 3"
Best Animated Short Film: "The Lost Thing"
Best Makeup: "The Wolfman"
Best Costume Design: "Alice in Wonderland"
Best Live Action Short Film: "God of Love"
Best Documentary Feature: "Inside Job"
Best Documentary (short subject): "Strangers No More"
Best Foreign Language Film: "In a Better World", Denmark
