“83rd Annual Academy Awards on ABC: Oscars 2011” – The Countdown begins!
Guys, the 83rd Annual Academy Awards is just knocking at your door! So get ready to bask into the joy of fun and excitement and leave behind all the trivialities and turmoil right at this moment. In this star studded 2011 Oscar Night you will see more surprises and jubilation that unfurls on your way. Man, it is Oscars and surprises are normal feature for this biggest award ceremony of Hollywood. Are you ready with your 2011 Oscar predictions? Whether the big names of the tinsel town take home all the accolades or Oscar Awards 2011 will be a debutante’s delight? Check out who won the golden statuettes at the 83rd academy awards. Whether it is John Wayne-starrer True Grit or David Russell’s ‘The Social Network- the fight is tough for best film category! Upps, may be Natalie Portman will earn the award as best actress or it is for Michelle Williams to cheer up in the end! To know all these and much more, you have to wait till Sunday!
2011 Oscar Awards air date is on 27th February 2011, Sunday and the venue is set at the state of the art Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. Watch this Oscar 2011 live on ABC from 7:00 PM ET onwards. You will catch it on DISH Network programming roster.
Now , let us take a sneak peek at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards!
Handsome hunk James Franco and dashing beauty Anne Hathaway will be Oscar 2011 hosts thereby stimulating more funand thrill at Oscar 2011.
And you will that Oscar Awards 2011 presenters include all the glam dolls and handsome hunks. Guys, you will find in them a perfect mix of talent and beauty, what do you think? Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Marisa Tomei and Oprah Winfrey will be the presenters. And there will be others as well like Russell Brand, Josh Brolin, Amy Adams, Javier Bardem, Annette Bening, Cate Blanchett, Robert Downey, Jr., Tom Hanks, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Mila Kunis, Jude Law, Matthew McConaughey, Helen Mirren, Reese Witherspoon and Hilary Swank.
Dashing Oscar 2011 performers!
At Oscars 2011 award ceremony, audience will definitely witness the spectacular performers who will set the stage on fire. So ready to rock and roll when Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi perform “I See The Light” from the animated movie, “Tangled.” Regale your ears with enchanting piano playing of Alan Menken. And when Randy Newman performs “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3”, you too rehearse the tunes. Another tip off, this year’s Oscar host Anne Hathaway will also perform on Oscar night!
Plus, Gweneth Paltrow will perform “Coming Home,” from her movie, “Country Strong” and A.R. Rahman and Florence + The Machine will catch everyone’s heart with their performance of “If I Rise” from “127 Hours.”
And now, the biggest attraction! The 2011 Oscar Nominations…Guys , the film ‘The King’s Speech’ got maximum of 12 Oscar nods. True Grit got ten nominations and movies like The Social Network and Inception, got eight nominations each. Want to throw a glance at the 2011 Oscars nominees? Here is the list below.
2011 Oscars Nominees:
Best Picture:
- “Black Swan,”
- “The Fighter”
- “Inception,”
- “The Kids Are All Right,”
- “The King’s Speech,”
- “127 Hours,”
- “The Social Network,”
- “Toy Story 3″
- “True Grit”
- “Winter’s Bone”
Short Film (Animated):
- “Day & Night”, Teddy Newton
- “The Gruffalo”, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
- “Let’s Pollute” , Geefwee Boedoe
- “The Lost Thing”, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
- “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” , Bastien Dubois
Short Film (Live Action):
- “The Confession”, Tanel Toom
- “The Crush”, Michael Creagh
- “God of Love”, Luke Matheny
- “Na Wewe”, Ivan Goldschmidt
- “Wish 143”, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Actor in a Leading Role:
- Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
- Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
- Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
- Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
- James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
- John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
- Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
- Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role:
- Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
- Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
- Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
- Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
- Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
- Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
- Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
- Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Animated Feature Film:
- “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
- “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction:
- “Alice in Wonderland”
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
- “Inception”
- “The King’s Speech”
- “True Grit”
Cinematography:
- “Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
- “Inception” Wally Pfister
- “The King’s Speech” Danny Cohen
- “The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
- “True Grit” Roger Deakins
Costume Design:
- “Alice in Wonderland”, Colleen Atwood
- “I Am Love” , Antonella Cannarozzi
- “The King’s Speech”, Jenny Beavan
- “The Tempest” , Sandy Powell
- “True Grit” , Mary Zophres
Directing:
- “Black Swan” ,Darren Aronofsky
- “The Fighter” , David O. Russell
- “The King’s Speech” , Tom Hooper
- “The Social Network”, David Fincher
- “True Grit”, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Documentary (Feature):
- “Exit through the Gift Shop”
- “Gasland”
- “Inside Job”
- “Restrepo”
- “Waste Land”
Documentary (Short Subject):
- “Killing in the Name”
- “Poster Girl”
- “Strangers No More”
- “Sun Come Up”
- “The Warriors of Qiugang”
Film Editing:
- “Black Swan”
- “The Fighter”
- “The King’s Speech”
- “127 Hours”
- “The Social Network”
Foreign Language Film:
- “Biutiful,” Mexico
- “Dogtooth,” Greece
- “In a Better World,” Denmark
- “Incendies,” Canada
- “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi),” Algeria
Makeup:
- “Barney’s Version” Adrien Morot
- “The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
- “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Music (Original Score):
- “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
Music (Original Song):
- “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
Sound Editing:
- “Inception”, Richard King
- “Toy Story 3”, Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
- “Tron: Legacy”, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
- “True Grit” ,Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
- “Unstoppable”, Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Mixing:
- “Inception,” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- “The King’s Speech,” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
- “Salt,” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
- “The Social Network,” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
- “True Grit,” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Visual Effects:
- “Alice in Wonderland”
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″
- “Hereafter”
- “Inception”
- “Iron Man 2″
Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
- “127 Hours”
- “The Social Network”
- “Toy Story 3″
- “True Grit”
- “Winter’s Bone”
Writing (Original Screenplay):
- “Another Year”
- “The Fighter”
- “Inception”
- “The Kids Are All Right”
- “The King’s Speech”
Do not miss 2011 Oscar Awards show live on ABC. As added attraction, you take pleasure of ‘Oscar’s Red Carpet Live’ that will be aired from 7 PM onwards. And this gala the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be telecasted from 8:30 PM ET on ABC. Do you want to record this show? With DISH HD DVR you can do so for your later viewing.
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02.26.11 | TV Show News | Mike Hess
