2011 Academy Award Nominations

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards,

Academy Award winner Mo'Nique (Precious) and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' President Tom Sherak had the honor of announcing the nominees for the 2011 Annual Academy Awards early Tuesday morning.

The King's Speech lead all films this morning with 12 nominations total. True Grit came in second with 10 nods. Meanwhile, The Social Network and Inception both tied with 8 nominations.

Here are some of the noteworthy omissions and inclusions from today’s press conference:

• Best Director: No Christopher Nolan (Inception). Seriously?? (Even James Cameron has to say something about that!)
• Best Movie: No for Blue Valentine, yes for Winter's Bone and Toy Story 3 (also nominated in Animation category)
• Best Actor: No Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)!!! Also, no Mark Wahlberg (Fighter), no Leo DiCaprio (Inception), no Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole), no Paul Giamatti (recent Golden Globe winner for Barney's Version). Javier Bardem, though, gets a yes for Biutiful.
• Best Actress: No Julianne Moore (The Kids are All Right), no Halle Berry (Frankie & Alice)
• Best Supp. Actor: No Andrew Garfield or Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), but a big YES for Jeremy Renner (The Town) and John Hawkes (Winter's Bone)

You can find a list of the nominees from the major Oscar categories after the jump.

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In Theaters This Weekend: June 11, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, IFC Films, Sony, Action, Documentary, Period, Remakes, Comedy, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• The A-Team (PG-13): starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Sharlto Copley, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (directed by Joe Carnahan)
• The Karate Kid (PG): starring Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraj P. Henson (directed by Harald Zwart)
• Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky* (R): starring Mads Mikkelsen, Anna Mouglalis, Yelena Morozova (directed by Jan Kounen)
• Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema* (R): starring Rapulana Seiphemo, Ronnie Nyakale, Robert Hobbs (directed by Ralph Ziman)

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