2010 (83rd Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 2010. The
symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.
Best Picture
Black Swan, Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production; Fox Searchlight. Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers.The Fighter, Relativity Media Production; Paramount. David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers.Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers.The Kids Are All Right, Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production; Focus Features. Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers.The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers.127 Hours, Hours Production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, UK, France) Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers.The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers.True Grit, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers.Winter’s Bone, Anonymous Content and Winter’s Bone Production; Roadside Attractions. Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers.Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in Biutiful, Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production; Roadside Attractions. (Mexico, Spain)Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia)Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right, Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production; Focus Features.Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole, Olympus Pictures, Blossom Films and Oddlot Entertainment Production; Lionsgate.Jennifer Lawrence in Winter’s Bone, Anonymous Content and Winter’s Bone Production; Roadside Attractions.Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine, Silverwood Films and Hunting Lane Films Production; The Weinstein Company.Actor in a Supporting Role
Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right, Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production; Focus Features.Geoffrey Rush in The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia)Actress in a Supporting Role
Helena Bonham Carter in The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia)Directing
The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Tom Hooper.Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation Production; Paramount. Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois.Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Production design by Robert Stromberg; set decoration by Karen O’Hara.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Production design by Stuart Craig; set decoration by Stephenie McMillan.Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Production design by Guy Hendrix Dyas; set decoration by Larry Dias and Doug Mowat.The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Production design by Eve Stewart; set decoration by Judy Farr.True Grit, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Production design by Jess Gonchor; set decoration by Nancy Haigh.Cinematography
The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Danny Cohen.Costume Design
The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Jenny Beavan.Documentary
(Feature)
Exit Through the Gift Shop, Paranoid Pictures Production; Producers Distribution Agency. (UK) Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz.Inside Job, Representational Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Classics. Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs.Restrepo, Outpost Films Production; National Geographic Entertainment. Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger.Waste Land, Almega Projects and O2 Filmes Production; Arthouse Films. (Brazil, UK) Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley.(Short Subject)
Strangers No More, Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production. (USA, Israel) Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon.Film Editing
The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Tariq Anwar.The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter.Foreign Language Film
Biutiful, Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production; Roadside Attractions. (Mexico, Spain) Mexico.Dogtooth, Boo Production; Kino International. (Greece) Greece.In a Better World, Zentropa Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Denmark, Sweden) Denmark.Incendies, micro_scope Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Canada, France) Canada.Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi), Tassili Films Production; Cohen Media Group. (France, Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, Italy) Algeria.Makeup
Barney’s Version, Serendipity Point Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Italy, Canada) Adrien Morot.The Way Back, Exclusive Films Production; Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment. (USA, United Arab Emirates, Poland, India) Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng.Music
(Original Score)
The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Alexandre Desplat.The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.(Original Song)
Coming Home from Country Strong, Material Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems). Music and lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey.I See the Light from Tangled, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Music by Alan Menken; lyric by Glenn Slater.If I Rise from 127 Hours, Hours Production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, UK, France) Music by A. R. Rahman; lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong.We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Music and lyric by Randy Newman.Short Films
(Animated)
The Lost Thing, Passion Pictures Australia Production; Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment. (Australia, UK) Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann.Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary), Sacrebleu Production. (Fiji, France) Bastien Dubois.(Live Action)
The Confession, National Film and Television School Production; National Film and Television School. (UK) Tanel Toom.Sound Editing
Tron: Legacy, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague.Sound Mixing
Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick.The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley.Salt, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin.The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten.True Grit, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland.Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi.Hereafter, Dombey Street Production; Warner Bros. Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell.Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb.Iron Man 2, Marvel Studios Production; Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, distributed by Paramount. Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick.Writing
(Adapted Screenplay)
127 Hours, Hours Production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, UK, France) Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy.The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.Toy Story 3, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Screenplay by Michael Arndt; story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich.True Grit, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.Winter’s Bone, Anonymous Content and Winter’s Bone Production; Roadside Attractions. Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini.(Original Screenplay)
The Fighter, Relativity Media Production; Paramount. Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson.Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Written by Christopher Nolan.The Kids Are All Right, Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production; Focus Features. Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg.The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Screenplay by David Seidler.Honorary Award
To Kevin Brownlow for the wise and devoted chronicling of the cinematic parade. [ [Statuette]]To Jean-Luc Godard for passion. For confrontation. For a new kind of cinema. [ [Statuette]]To Eli Wallach for a lifetime’s worth of indelible screen characters. [ [Statuette]]NOTE: The Honorary Awards were presented at the 2nd Governors Awards ceremony on November 13, 2010, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.
To Denny Clairmont in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ [John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation]]NOTE: The John A. Bonner Award was presented at the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony on February 12, 2011, in the Ballroom of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
NOTE: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was presented at the 2nd Governors Awards ceremony on November 13, 2010, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.
Scientific and Technical Award
(Scientific and Engineering Award)
To Dr. Mark Sagar for his early and continuing development of influential facial motion retargeting solutions. Dr. Sagar’s work led to a method for transforming facial motion capture data into an expression-based, editable character animation system that has been used in motion pictures with a high volume of digital characters.To Mark Noel for the design, engineering, and development, and to John Frazier for his contributions to the design and safety features, of the NAC Servo Winch System. The NAC System allows full-sized cars, aircraft and other heavy props to be flown on wires with unprecedented freedom of motion and a high degree of safety, on-set and in real time. The intuitive control system responds to the motion of the operator’s hand, permitting the recording and playback of all axes of motion simultaneously, which may be edited and refined for playback in subsequent takes.To James Rodnunsky, Alex MacDonald and Mark Chapman for the development of the Cablecam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. The evolution of the Cablecam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space.To Tim Drnec, Ben Britten Smith and Matt Davis for the development of the Spydercam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. The evolution of the Spydercam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space.(Technical Achievement Award)
To Greg Ercolano for the design and engineering of a series of software systems culminating in the Rush render queue management system. Mr. Ercolano’s work has been influential across the industry, and has enabled scalable render farms at numerous studios.To David M. Laur for the development of the Alfred render queue management system. This system was the first robust, scalable, widely adopted commercial solution for queue management in the motion picture industry. Its user interface and support for multi-machine assignment influenced the design of modern day queue management tools.To Chris Allen, Gautham Krishnamurti, Mark A. Brown and Lance Kimes for the development of Queue, a robust, scalable approach to render queue management. Queue was one of the first systems that allowed for statistical analysis and process introspection, providing a framework for the efficient use of render farms.To Florian Kainz for the design and development of the robust, highly scalable distributed architecture of the QbaQ render queue management system. QbaQ has scaled from managing a few hundred processors in 1997 to many thousands today, with minimal changes to the original design.To Eric Tabellion and Arnauld Lamorlette for the creation of a computer graphics bounce lighting methodology that is practical at feature film scale. This important step in the evolution of global illumination techniques, first used on the motion picture “Shrek 2,” was shared with the industry in their technical paper “An Approximate Global Illumination System for Computer Generated Films.”To Tony Clark, Alan Rogers, Neil Wilson and Rory McGregor for the software design and continued development of cineSync, a tool for remote collaboration and review of visual effects. Easy to use, cineSync has become a widely accepted solution for remote production collaboration.NOTE: The Scientific and Technical Awards were presented at their own ceremony on February 12, 2011, in the Ballroom of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.