2011 Oscar Awards: The Highlights and the Complete List of Winners

Sunday night's 83^rd Annual Academy Awards presentation was a far cry from the animated, Ricky Gervais- hosted Golden Globes of last month. The more subdued Oscars ceremony featured hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway as they took to the stage to host Hollywood's most glamorous night (okay-maybe it wasn't so subdued- Franco came out dressed in drag at one point, saying, "The weird part is I just got a text from Charlie Sheen."

As for presenters? They had a few. A-listers such as Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges were all on board to present awards to their peers.

So who were the winners at the 2011 Oscar Awards?

First up, the Top 10 films opening number showcased Franco and Hathaway's acting chops as they were hilariously transposed into scenes from this year's nominated movies. James Franco to Jesse Eisenberg's Mark Zuckerberg: "You just lost a Facebook friend! And tell those Winklevoss twins to stop giving me the stink eye!"

Later, Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale ("The Fighter") delivered an infomercial during his acceptance speech, while "The Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin talked over the cut-off music for at least a minute. And a svelte and sequined Oprah presented the award for "Best Documentary."

As for musical entertainment, Gwyneth Paltrow performed the theme song from her flick, "Country Strong." This is getting to be a tradition.

And fashionwise, it was a very good year. From Scarlett Johannson's stunning amethyst lace gown to Gwyneth Paltrow in shimmery, gold Calvin Klein to Reese Witherspoon in Armani and sparkly green earrings, the ladies of the evening were dressed to the nines.

But on to the real reason for this shindig. Here are the 2011 Oscar Winners:

Art Direction
"Alice in Wonderland" -WINNER
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"True Grit"

Cinematography
"Inception," Wally Pfister -WINNER

"Black Swan," Matthew Libatique
"The King's Speech," Danny Cohen
"The Social Network," Jeff Cronenweth
"True Grit," Roger Deakins

Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"-WINNER
Amy Adams in "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom"

Animated Short Film
"The Lost Thing," Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann-WINNER

"Day & Night," Teddy Newton
"The Gruffalo," Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
"Let's Pollute," Geefwee Boedoe
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)" Bastien Dubois

Animated Feature Film
"Toy Story 3" Lee Unkrich-WINNER

"How to Train Your Dragon" Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
"The Illusionist" Sylvain Chomet

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"The Social Network," Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin-WINNER
"127 Hours," Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
"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

Writing (Original Screenplay)
"The King's Speech," Screenplay by David Seidler -WINNER

"Another Year," Written by Mike Leigh
"The Fighter," Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
"Inception," Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right," Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg

Foreign Language Film
"In a Better World," Denmark -WINNER

"Biutiful," Mexico
"Dogtooth," Greece
"Incendies," Canada
"Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)," Algeria

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in "The Fighter"-WINNER
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"

Music, Original Score
"The Social Network," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross -WINNER

"How to Train Your Dragon," John Powell
"Inception," Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech," Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours," A.R. Rahman

Sound Mixing
"Inception," Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick-WINNER
"The King's Speech," Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
"Salt," Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
"The Social Network," Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
"True Grit," Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Sound Editing
"Inception," Richard King-WINNER
"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

Makeup
"The Wolfman," Rick Baker and Dave Elsey-WINNER

"Barney's Version," Adrien Morot
"The Way Back," Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng

Costume Design
"Alice in Wonderland," Colleen Atwood-WINNER
"I Am Love," Antonella Cannarozzi
"The King's Speech," Jenny Beavan
"The Tempest," Sandy Powell
"True Grit" Mary Zophres

Documentary (Short Subject)
"Strangers No More"-WINNER

"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
"Sun Come Up"
"The Warriors of Qiugang"

Live Action Short Film
"God of Love," Luke Matheny-WINNER

"The Confession," Tanel Toom
"The Crush," Michael Creagh
"Na Wewe," Ivan Goldschmidt
"Wish 143," Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Documentary (Feature)
"Inside Job," Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs-WINNER

"Exit through the Gift Shop," Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
"Gasland," Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
"Restrepo," Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
"Waste Land," Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Visual Effects
"Inception," Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb-WINNER
"Alice in Wonderland," Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1," Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
"Hereafter," Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
"Iron Man 2," Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Film Editing
"The Social Network" -WINNER

"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"

Music , Original Song

"We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3," Music and Lyric by Randy Newman-WINNER

"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

Directing
"The King's Speech," Tom Hooper-WINNER
"Black Swan," Darren Aronofsky
"The Fighter," David O. Russell
"The Social Network," David Fincher
"True Grit," Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"-WINNER
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone"
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine"

Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth in "The King's Speech"-WINNER
Javier Bardem in "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges in "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network"
James Franco in "127 Hours"

Best Picture
"The King's Speech," Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers -WINNER

"Black Swan," Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
"The Fighter" David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
"Inception," Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
"The Kids Are All Right," Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
"127 Hours," Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
"The Social Network," Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán, Producers
"Toy Story 3" Darla K. Anderson, Producer
"True Grit" Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
"Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

*****

Source:

"83^rd Annual Academy Awards," February 27, 2011, ABC TV

http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/index.html