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
