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