Tonight is the big night, as The 83rd Annual Academy Awards are being held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Pixar’s Toy Story 3 is nominated for five Oscars, while the studio’s short, Day & Night, is up for one. Read on for a complete list of categories in which they have received nominations.
Best Picture
- Black Swan – Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin
- The Fighter – David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg
- Inception – Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
- The Kids Are All Right – Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray
- The King’s Speech – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin
- 127 Hours – Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson
- The Social Network – Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin
- Toy Story 3 – Darla K. Anderson
- True Grit – Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- Winter’s Bone – Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin
Best Animated Feature Film
- How To Train Your Dragon – Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- The Illusionist – Sylvain Chomet
- Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkrich
Best Original Song
- “Coming Home” from Country Strong – Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
- “I See The Light” from Tangled – Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
- “If I Rise” from 127 Hours – Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
- “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 – Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
- Inception – Richard King
- Toy Story 3 – Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
- Tron: Legacy – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
- True Grit – Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
- Unstoppable – Mark P. Stoeckinger
Best Adapted Screenplay
- 127 Hours – Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
- The Social Network – Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
- Toy Story 3 – Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- True Grit – Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- Winter’s Bone – Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Best Animated Short Film
- Day & Night – Teddy Newton
- The Gruffalo – Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
- Let’s Pollute – Geefwee Boedoe
- The Lost Thing – Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
- Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) – Bastien Dubois
Click here to read more in-depth analysis of the films’ Oscar nominations.
ABC’s coverage gets underway at 6:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time) with red-carpet interviews and clips from films. The actual ceremony begins at 8:30 PM and is likely to last until 11:30 PM or midnight. Those in other time zones, please check your local listings. Additionally, those outside of the U.S. should check local listings to see which local network will be covering the awards show.
Much has been written about Toy Story 3‘s chances for Best Picture (including here). However, the overall theme tonight is the honoring of great films and filmmakers. Good luck to Darla K. Anderson, Lee Unkrich, Teddy Newton, Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Randy Newman, Tom Myers, and Michael Silvers!
