AND OSCAR GOES TO.....

After spending ours and hours in darkness of theater for a full year,everyone looks forward to biggest (you may argue its final choices but beyond doubts its  biggest if not best) award ceremony on planet. Lets have a look at nominations and favorites to clinch ultimate honors.

Best Picture

Nominations     Black Swan,The Fighter,Inception,The Kids Are All Right,Winter's Bone,127 Hours,The King's Speech,The Social Network,Toy Story 3,True Grit

My Pick            The Social Network

Critics' Favorite127 Hours/The King's Speech/The Social Network

Best Direction

Nominations      Darren Aronofsky(Black Swan),David O. Russell(The Fighter),Tom Hooper(The King's Speech),David Fincher(The Social Network),Joel Coen and Ethan Coen(True Grit)

My Pick             Darren Aronofsky(Black Swan)

Critics' FavoriteDavid Ficher(The Social Network)

Best Actor

Nominations      Javier Bardem(Biutiful),Jeff Bridges(True Grit),Jesse Eisenberg(The Social Network),Colin Firth(The King's Speech),James Franco(127 Hours)

My Pick             James Franco(127 Hours)

Critics' FavoriteColin Firth(The King's Speech)

Best Actress

Nominations      Annette Bening(The Kids Are All Right),Nicole Kidman(Rabbit Hole),Jennifer Lawrence(Winter's Bone),Natalie Portman(Black Swan),Michelle Williams(Blue Valentine)

My Pick             Jennifer Lawrence(Winter's Bone),Natalie Portman(Black Swan)-too close to call!

Critics' FavoriteNatalie Portman(Black Swan)

Best Supporting Actor

Nominations      Christian Bale(The Fighter),John Hawkes(Winter's Bone),Jeremy Renner (The Town),Mark Ruffalo(The Kids Are All Right),Geoffrey Rush(The King's Speech)

My Pick             Christian Bale(The Fighter)

Critics' FavoriteGeoffrey Rush(The King's Speech)

Best Supporting Actress

Nominations        Amy Adams(The Fighter),Helena Bonham Carter(The King's Speech),Melissa Leo(The Fighter),Hailee Steinfield(True Grit),Jacki Weaver(Animal Kingdom)

My Pick               Melissa Leo(The Fighter)

Critics' Favorite  Melissa Leo(The Fighter),Hailee Steinfield(True Grit)

Best Animated Feature Film

Nominations         Toy Story 3,How To Train Your Dragon,The Illusionist

My Pick                Toy Story 3

Critics' Favorite   The Illusionist

Best Music (Original Score)

Nominations         John Powell(How To Train Your Dragon),Hans Zimmer(Inception),Alexandre Desplat(The King's Speech),A.R.Rahman(127 Hours),Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross(The Social Network)

My Pick                Hans Zimmer(Inception)

Critics' Favorite   Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross(The Social Network)/Alexandre Desplat(The King's Speech)

Best Music (Original Song)

Nominations         'Coming Home'(Country Strong),'I See The Light'(Tangled),'If I Rise'(127 Hours),'We Belong Together'(ToyStory 3)

My Pick                'If I Rise'(127 Hours)

Critics' Favorite   'Coming Home'(Country Strong)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Nominations          Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy(127 Hours),Aaron Sorkin(The Social Network),Joel Coen and Ethan Coen(True Grit),Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini(Winter's Bone),Michael Arndt(Toy Story3) 

My Pick                 Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy(127 Hours)

Critics' Favorite    Aaron Sorkin(The Social Network)

Best Original Screenplay

Nominations           Mike Leigh(Another Year),Scott Silver,Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson(The Fighter),Christopher Nolan(The Inception),Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg(The Kids Are All Right),David Siedler(The King's Speech)

My Pick                  Christopher Nolan(The Inception)

Critics' Favorite     David Siedler(The King's Speech)

My Pick  for other categories...

Best Editing                                            Jon Harris (127 Hours)

Best Cinematography                            Roger Deakins(True Grit)

Best Art Direction                                  Robert Stromberg and Karen O' Hara (Alice In Wonderland)

Best Sound Mixing                                 Inception/The King's Speech

Best Sound Editing                                 Richard King(The Inception)

Best Short Film(Live Action)                 Na Wewe/God Of Love

Best Short Film(Animated)                    Let's Pollute

Best Visual Effect                                  Hereafter/Iron Man 2

Best Foreign Language Film                 Outside The Law/Biutiful

Best Make Up                                        Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (The Wolfman)

Best Costume Design                            Johny Beavan (The King's Speech)

Best Documentary Feature                   Waste Land

Best Documentary On Short Subject    The Warriors Of Qiugang