83rd Annual Academy Awards Winners

The Oscars have come and gone. The biggest complaint circulating the wire this year was the exclusion of African-Americans from the nominees. Actors like Anthony Mackie and Idris Elba say the black film communities are getting lazy and need to step up their game, pull the resources together and make more movies. I can agree with this and we also need to get in the theaters and support these movies also because it is a business and the monetary success of one leads to others receiving a green light.

As I take a look at the list, The King's Speech and Inception had the most wins followed by The Social Network. I was disappointed that Waste Land for best documentary and Black Swan for editing didn't win, but I have not seen the winning movies Inside Job and Social Network. Here is the list of winners:

Best Picture - The King's Speech
Actor in a Leading Role - Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
Actor in a Supporting Role - Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Actress in a Leading Role - Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Actress in a Supporting Role - Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Animated Feature Film - Toy Story 3
Art Direction - Alice in Wonderland
Cinematography - Inception
Costume Design - Alice In Wonderland
Directing - The King's Speech
Documentary Feature - The Inside Job
Documentary Short Subject - Strangers No More
Film Editing - The Social Network
Foreign Language Film - In A Better World
Makeup - The Wolfman
Music (Original Score) - The Social Network
Music (Original Song) - Toy Story 3
Short Film (Animated) - The Lost Thing
Short Film (Live Action)  - God of Love
Sound Editing - Inception
Sound Mixing - Inception
Visual Effects - Inception
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - The Social Network
Writing (Original Screenplay) - The King's Speech