Best Picture
Winner: "The King's Speech."
The nominees were: "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Inception," "The Kids Are All Right," "The King's Speech," "127 Hours," "The Social Network," "Toy Story 3," "True Grit," and "Winter's Bone."
Best Leading Actor
Winner: Colin Firth for "The King's Speech."
This is Firth's first Academy Award win and his second nomination. He was nominated in 2010 for "A Single Man."
The nominees were: Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"; Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"; Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"; Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"; and James Franco, "127 Hours."
Best Leading Actress
Winner: Natalie Portman for "Black Swan."
This was her first Academy Award win and second nomination. She was previously nominated in 2005 for Best Supporting Actress in "Closer."
The nominees were: Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"; Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"; Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"; Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"; and Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine."
Best Director
Winner: Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech."
This is Hooper's first Academy Award and nomination.
The nominees were: Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"; David O. Russell, "The Fighter"; Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"; David Fincher, "The Social Network"; and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "True Grit."
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Christian Bale for "The Fighter."
This is Bale's first Academy Award and nomination.
The nominees for Best Supporting Actor were: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"; John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"; Jeremy Renner, "The Town"; Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"; and Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech."
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Melissa Leo for "The Fighter."
After a lengthy wind-up from presenter Kirk Douglas, Leo won the Oscar. Leo was previously nominated for Best Actress for her work in "Frozen River."
The nominees for Best Supporting Actress were: Amy Adams, "The Fighter"; Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"; Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"; Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"; and Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom."
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