By Jenna Lee
Staff Writer
Sunday, February 27th was the biggest night for films that fought hard all year in box office battles: every actor, actress, and director had the potential to walk with the home with the trophy along with recognition from the Hollywood industry. Hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco, the 83rd Annual Academy Awards was a night to remember for many.
Oscar Winners of 2011-
BEST PICTURE: The King’s Speech
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Christian Bale (The Fighter)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Toy Story 3
ART DIRECTION: Alice in Wonderland
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Inception
COSTUME DESIGN: Alice in Wonderland
DIRECTING: Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Inside Job
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Strangers No More
FILM EDITING: The Social Network
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: In a Better World
MAKEUP: The Wolfman
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE): The Social Network
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG): Toy Story 3
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): The Lost Thing
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): God of Love
SOUND EDITING: Inception
SOUND MIXING: Inception
VISUAL EFFECTS: Inception
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): The Social Network
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): The King’s Speech
“The King’s Speech” obviously ruled the night with a staggering twelve nominations and four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Colin Firth who portrayed King George VI of England during World War II.
Overall, most of the films mentioned were outstanding: some could have had better recognition, such as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” or even the animated kids movie “How to Train Your Dragon”.
New anticipated movies are coming out soon, such as “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”. For Twilight fans, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” is another highly anticipated movie. Hopefully, one of the named movies will reach its way to win an Oscar for 84th Academy Awards in 2012.
