83rd Academy Awards Nominees

Here are the 83rd Academy Awards Nominees:
Best picture

"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"

Actor

Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
James Franco, "127 Hours"
Actress

Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"
Supporting actor

Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"
Supporting actress

Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"
Director

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

"How to Train Your Dragon"
"The Illusionist"
"Toy Story 3"
Adapted screenplay

"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"
"Toy Story 3"
"True Grit"
"Winter’s Bone"
Original screenplay

"Another Year"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The Kids Are All Right"
"The King’s Speech"
Foreign language film

"Biutiful"
"Dogtooth"
"In a Better world"
"Incendies"
"Outside the Law"
Art direction

"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"True Grit"
Cinematography

“Black Swan”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”
Costume design

"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

"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
"Strangers No More"
"Sun Come Up"
"The Warriors of Qiugang"
Film editing

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

“Barney's Version”
“The Way Back”
“The Wolfman”
Sound mixing

“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“Salt”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”
Original score

“How to Train Your Dragon”
“Inception”
“The King's Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
Visual effects

“Alice in Wonderland”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
“Hereafter”
“Inception”
“Iron Man 2”
Original song

“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
“I See the Light” from “Tangled”
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours”
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3"
Sound editing

"Inception"
"Toy Story 3"
"Tron: Legacy"
"True Grit"
"Unstoppable"
Animated short film

"Day & Night"
"The Gruffalo"
"Let's Pollute"
"The Lost Thing"
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage" ("Madagascar, a Journey Diary")
Live action short film

"The Confession"
"The Crush"
"God of Love"
"Na Wewe"
"Wish 143"

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Oscar Nominations: Who was snubbed?

The nominations for Oscar Awards that will be shown live on the last week of February are already released a week ago.

The "King Speech"was nominated for 12 awards that include best actor category. "Social Network" is nominated 8 times but not for actors and many people are not surprised. Here are the list of Nominees for 83rd Academy Awards:

Even if the list of nominees are good but there are people or film that are left in the dust. Almost everyone were surprised about the exclusion of Mark Wahlberg in the "The Fighter because some of his co-stars where nominated for supporting categories. Ryan Gosling was also excluded but Michelle Williams was nominated as Best Actress in "Blue Valentine". Paul Diamatti who won best actor in Golden Globe was also left out.

Among the actresses are Mila kunis and Barbara Hershey were missing as best supporting actress nominees. They are good in "Black Swan". Julia Moore who is also good in "the kids are alright" although she might compete Annette Bening. This Annette Bening is nominated many times but never won an Oscar.


This leads to the question of another possible snub - do you think Oscar winner Halle Berry should have gotten a nod for her "Frankie & Alice" role (the same one that earned the actress a Golden Globe nod in the best actress category)?

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KC Concepcion on Piolo Pascual

KC and Piolo

After coming from Uganda as a UN ambassadress KC was asked by reporters about her and Piolo Pascual but she said that it is better to ask the later about them because she said that she is always in the hot seat. KC is not vocal about their rumored relationship. KC said that it was her mum Sharon Cuneta who was always in contact with her while she was in Uganda.

KC said that it is better to ask Piolo because a relationship or friendship must come from both person not just one.
Here is the complete News about her from Push:

Ambassador for the World Food Program (WFP) KC Concepcion kept mum about her rumored sweetheart Piolo Pascual’s reaction to her meaningful yet risky mission to Uganda last week. She also refused to disclose whether they had the chance to meet after her trip. Clearly, the young actress is sticking to her resolution to keep a low profile when it comes to her relationship with the country’s ultimate heartthrob. “Siya na lang kaya tanungin ni’yo [kung paano niya ako winelcome pagbalik ko dito sa Manila]. Tignan natin kung anong sagot niya dun,” she said in an interview with ABS-CBN reporters yesterday, January 26.

According to KC, it doesn’t feel right for her to be in the hot seat most of the time. “Parang siguro bilang host din ako, and may talk show ako, nagkakataon na ako lagi yung tinatanong at ako lagi yung nakakasagot ng mga tanong dahil ako yung nakakausap at nakikita ninyo, habang siya nasa Subic nagte-taping sa Noah.” She further explained that it would be nice if people would know Piolo’s side of the story as well. “Maganda din siguro na a friendship or a relationship between two people is between two people, not just one. Maganda rin na ma-remind siya at ma-remind kayo na hindi lang ako ang nasa friendship na ’to.”

In the meantime, she clarified that it was her mom Sharon Cuneta with whom she was in constant communication during her stay in Uganda. “With my mom bilang mommy ko naman siya, dahil siya ang may karapatan malaman kung nasaan ako.”

As for her continuous efforts to help WFP’s fight against hunger in the Philippines, KC Concepcion invited everyone to support her online charity auction, KC’s Closet, which has already raised over a hundred thousand pesos for the past two weeks. The luxury items which are currently available include several Louis Vuitton bags and designer gowns which KC wore in various celebrity functions. Just log on tohttp://stores.eBay.ph/kcsclosetfightschildhunger for more details about this project.

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