“King’s Speech” was named Best Motion Picture at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. The ceremony took place on Sunday February 27th at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Many Greeks were part of the show. Greek film “Dogtooth” was nominated in the best foreign film category but the academy gave the Oscar to Denmark’s entry, “In a Better World”. Greek-American Maria Menounos hosted the live Pre-show on the Red Carpet together with Krista Smith.
Please see below the complete list with all the 2011 Oscar Winners.
Best Picture: The King’s Speech
Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Actress in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Actress in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Director: Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Original Screenplay: David Seidler, The King’s Speech
Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3
Foreign-Language Film: In a Better World (Denmark)
Documentary Feature: Inside Job
Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Cinematography: Inception
Film Editing: The Social Network
Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland
Original Song: “We Belong Together” (Toy Story 3), music and lyrics by Randy Newman
Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Animated Short: The Lost Thing
Documentary Short: Strangers No More
Live Action Short: God of Love
Makeup: The Wolfman
Sound Editing: Inception
Sound Mixing: Inception
Visual Effects: Inception
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