'The King's Speech' makes a statement at Academy Awards

By Adnan Tezer Feb 28, 2011, 20:18 GMT

The Weinstein Co.'s "The King's Speech" came out on top at the 83rd annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, winning four Oscars: best picture, best director for Tom Hooper, best actor for Colin Firth and best original screenplay for David Seidler.

"Speech" won over box office hits such as Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3" and Warner Bros.' "Inception," as well as Paramount's hit Western "True Grit," Fox Searchlight's "Black Swan," Sony's "Social Network," Paramount's "The Fighter," Focus' "The Kids Are All Right," Fox Searchlight's "127 Hours" and Roadside Attractions' "Winter's Bone."

There were no surprises in the acting categories, with the winners already having claimed numerous guild and critics' prizes.

In addition to Colin Firth winning best actor, Natalie Portman won best actress for "Black Swan," while Christian Bale and Melissa Leo took the supporting categories for their roles in "The Fighter."

Leo provided an Oscar first as she was bleeped halfway through her acceptance speech for dropping the first-ever F-bomb in an Oscar acceptance speech.

The full list of nominees (winners in bold):

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The Kids Are All Right"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"
"Toy Story 3"
"True Grit"
"Winter's Bone"

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

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
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"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine"

PERFORMANCE BY AN 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"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams in "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom"

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

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"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
"The King's Speech," Screenplay by David Seidler

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"How to Train Your Dragon," Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
"The Illusionist," Sylvain Chomet
"Toy Story 3," Lee Unkrich

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"Day & Night"
"The Gruffalo"
"Let's Pollute"
"The Lost Thing"
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Biutiful" Mexico
"Dogtooth" Greece
"In a Better World" Denmark
"Incendies" Canada
"Outside the Law" (Hors-la-loi) Algeria

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Black Swan"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"The Social Network"
"True Grit"

SOUND MIXING
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"Salt"
"The Social Network"
"True Grit"

SOUND EDITING
"Inception"
"Toy Story 3"
"Tron: Legacy"
"True Grit"
"Unstoppable"

ORIGINAL SCORE
"How to Train Your Dragon" John Powell
"Inception" Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech" Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours" A.R. Rahman
"The Social Network" Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

ORIGINAL SONG
"Coming Home" from "Country Strong" Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from "Tangled" Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from "127 Hours" A.R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong
"We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3" Randy Newman

COSTUME
"Alice in Wonderland"
"I Am Love"
"The King's Speech"
"The Tempest"
"True Grit"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Exit through the Gift Shop"
"GasLand"
"Inside Job"
"Restrepo"
"Waste Land"

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
"Strangers No More"
"Sun Come Up"
"The Warriors of Qiugang"

ART DIRECTION
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"True Grit"

FILM EDITING
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"

MAKEUP
"Barney's Version"
"The Way Back"
"The Wolfman"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"The Confession"
"The Crush"
"God of Love"
"Na Wewe"
"Wish 143"

VISUAL EFFECTS
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Hereafter"
"Inception"
"Iron Man 2"