The 2011 Oscar nominations are in, and “The King’s Speech” and “The Social Network” are the big winners.
The main snubs: Ryan Gosling, who was not nominated for his superb job in “Blue Valentine.” This is really surprising. And Andrew Garfield didn’t make it in for “The Social Network.” Each of those seemed like absolute choices.
Instead, Javier Bardem’s work in “Biuitiful” took Gosling’s spot. And John Hawkes’ turn in “Winter’s Bone” siphoned off votes for Garfield.
Indeed, “Winter’s Bone,” a movie so small it should have been just in the Indie Spirit Awards, picked up nods for Best Picture, Supporting Actor, and Actress (Jennifer Lawrence).
Another big snub: nothing for documentary “Waiting for Superman,” directed by Davis Guggenheim. The education doc is a hit, and won the Critics Choice Award and many critics’ prizes. Guggenheim won the Oscar previously for “An Inconvenient Truth.”
No nominations for Golden Globe nominees “The Tourist” or “Burlesque.” Not even Best Song for the latter. Diane Warren was robbed!
The 10 Best Picture nominees are King’s Speech, Social Network, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, True Grit, 127 Hours, Toy Story 3, Winter’s Bone, Black Swan.
Best Actor: Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, James Franco.
Best Actress: Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams.
Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, John Hawkes, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush
Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Melissa Leo, Hailee Steinfeld, Jacki Weaver.
Director: Darren Aronofsky “Black Swan,” David O. Russell “The Fighter,” Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech,” David Fincher, “The Social Network, the Coens, “True Grit.”
Complete list at www.oscars.org
