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Nominees for the  83rd Academy Awards were announced today. Following is a complete list. Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.

Best Picture

• “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, Producers
• “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

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"The Social Network" nabbed a number of honors, including best picture, at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

As many regular readers know, I’m a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Friday (Jan. 14) I attended the BFCA’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Hollywood. For those of you who missed the VH1 broadcast, Im posting a complete list of winners.

BEST PICTURE: The Social Network

BEST ACTOR: Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech” 

 BEST ACTRESS: Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christian Bale – “The Fighter” 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Melissa Leo – “The Fighter”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS: Hailee Steinfeld – “True Grit”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: The Fighter

BEST DIRECTOR: David Fincher – “The Social Network”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: “The King’s Speech” – David Seidler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “Inception” – Wally Pfister

BEST ART DIRECTION: “Inception” – Guy Hendrix Dyas and Larry Dias & Doug Mowat

BEST EDITING: “Inception” – Lee Smith

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: “Alice in Wonderland” – Colleen Atwood

BEST MAKEUP: Alice in Wonderland

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Inception

BEST SOUND: Inception

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Toy Story 3

BEST ACTION MOVIE: Inception

BEST COMEDY: Easy A

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: The Pacific

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Waiting for Superman

BEST SONG: “If I Rise” – performed by Dido and A.R. Rahman/music by A.R. Rahman/lyrics by Dido Armstrong and Rollo Armstrong – 127 Hours

BEST SCORE: “The Social Network” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Regular readers know that I’m a long-time member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. One important thing the group does each year is dole out the Critics’ Choice Awards. Historically, the awards have been a good predictor of Academy Awards winners, and our nominees were officially announced today. The Critics Choice Awards show will be held Jan. 14 in Los Angeles and broadcast on VH1. Following is a complete list of nominees.

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

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