2011 Academy Awards Are In…Our Predictions

So the highly anticipated, most coveted award show for the motion picture industry released their nominations for this years Academy Awards this morning. This seems to be an exciting time of year for all the filmmakers and most of the majors that are pining for their pictures to get some free publicity. We at KNOCKERS love to see what the industry turns out to consider some of the best work put out that year.

Here is the list of nominations and our own predictions on the top categories.

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 Alright – 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

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

James Franco – 127 Hours

Jeff Bridges – True Grit

Javier Bardem – Biutiful

Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network

Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christian Bale – The Fighter

Jeremy Renner – The Town

John Hawkes –  Winter’s Bone

Mark Ruffalo –  The Kids Are Alright

Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Bening – The Kids Are Alright

Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone

Natalie Portman – Black Swan

Michelle Williams  – Blue Valentine

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams  – The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech

Melissa Leo – The Fighter

Hailee Steinfeld –  True Grit

Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

DIRECTION

Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan

David O. Russell – The Fighter

Tom Hopper – The King’s Speech

David Fincher – The Social Network

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – True Grit

To see the complete list of nominations: 2011 Academy Award Nominations