2011 Academy Awards

For the first time in my life, I have seen all of the ten nominated Best Picture Films for the 2011 Academy Awards. I thought I'd share my picks in the categories I care about. My top one or two picks are marked in bold green with ***. What do you think? Who do you think will win? Who do you think SHOULD win?

Nominated for 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

Nominated for Best Direction
***Darren Aronofsky for "Black Swan"***
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for "True Grit"
Davind Fincher for "The Social Network"
Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech"
David O. Russell for "The Fighter"

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

Nominated for Best 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"

Nominated for Best 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***

Nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in "The Fighter"
Helene Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"
***Hailee Stanfield in "True Grit"***
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom"

Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
***True Grit***
***Winter's Bone***

Nominated for Best Cinematography
Black Swan
***Inception***
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit

Nominated for Best Documentary (Feature)
Exit through the Gift Shop
***Gasland***
Inside Job
***Restrepo***
Waste Land