Academy announces nominees for 83rd annual awards [Oscars]

Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo’Nique.

Sherak and Mo’Nique, who won an Academy Award® for her supporting performance in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives.

Best Picture nominees are:

• 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
• The King’s Speech — Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
• 127 Hours — Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
• The Social Network — Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, 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

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Visit Oscars.org for a complete list of nominees.