And The Oscars Go To...

Best Picture: The King’s Speech
Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Director: Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, The King’s Speech
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Editing: Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter, The Social Network
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister, Inception
Best Original Score: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland
Best Visual Effects: Inception
Best Make-Up: The Wolfman
Best Sound Mixing: Inception
Best Sound Editing: Inception
Best Song: We Belong Together, Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
Best Documentary Short: Strangers No More
Best Live Action Short: God of Love
Best Animated Short: The Lost Thing
Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World, Denmark
Best Documentary: Inside Job

to be continued

Oscarbation: Best Picture Winners 1927-2009

and which film will join the above winners tomorrow night

Oscarbation 1 Year Ago (2009)

and yes there was sandra

Oscarbation: Best Supporting Actress Winners 1936-2009

and which of these ladies will join the group above?

amy adams in 'the fighter'
helena bonham carter in 'the king's speech'
melissa leo in 'the fighter'
hailee steinfeld in 'true grit'
jackie weaver in 'animal kingdom'

Oscarbation 10 Years Ago (2000)

best picture: 'gladiator'

best actress: julia roberts 'erin brockovich'

best actor: russel crowe 'gladiator'

best supporting actress: marcia gay harden pollock'

best supporting actor benicio del torro 'traffic'

Oscarbation: Best Actor Winners 1927-2009

and which of these gentlemen will join the group

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'

Oscarbation: 25 Years Ago (1985)

best picture: 'out of africa'

best actress: geraldine page 'the trip to bountiful'

best actor: william hurt 'kiss of the spider woman'

best supporting actress: anjelica houston 'prizzi's honor'

best supporting actor: don ameche 'cocoon'

Oscarbation: Best Supporting Actor Winners 1936-2009

best actor winners in a supporting role 1936-2009

and which of the following will join this group this year

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"

Oscarbation: 75 Years Ago (1935)

best picture: 'mutiny on the bounty'

best actress: bette davis in 'dangerous'

best actor: victor mclaglen in 'the informer'

*the supporting acting categories would not be created until the following year 1936

Oscarbation: 1977

 

today's birthday celebrant vanessa redgrave deservedly won the best supporting actress oscar in 1977 in this lillian hellman tale of friendship. her controversial acceptance speech created quite a stir.