Colin Firth was reportedly so blown away by his Oscar win that he left his trophy in the toilet. The British star won the Best Actor award for his role in The King’s Speech, and according to The Mirror, he was so stunned that he left the statue in the bathroom and a cloakroom attendant had to return it to him. This is the second time that Firth is believed to have misplaced his awards, having reportedly left his BAFTA on a bar last month. A source said that the mix-up did little to dampen the party spirit. “Everyone was trying to buy him drinks. He may be 50 but he knows how to party and was determined to make the most of the occasion,” said the onlooker.

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Oscar Winners 2011: Your Complete List of Academy Award Winners!

List of Academy Award Winners
If you missed the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, here are the winners:
Best Picture – “The King’s Speech”
Actor in a Leading Role – Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
Actor in a Supporting Role – Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Actress in a Leading Role – Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Actress in a Supporting Role – Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Animated Feature Film – “Toy Story 3”
Art Direction – “Alice in Wonderland”
Cinematography – “Inception”
Costume Design – “Alice in Wonderland”
Director – “The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
Documentary (Feature) – “Inside Job”
Documentary (Short Subject) – “Strangers No More”
Film Editing – “The Social Network”
Foreign Language Film – “In a Better World” Denmark
Makeup – “The Wolfman”
Music (Original Score) – “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song) – “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3? Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Short Film (Animated) – “The Lost Thing”
Short Film (Live Action) – “God of Love”
Sound Editing – “Inception”
Sound Mixing – “Inception”
Visual Effects – “Inception”
Adapted Screenplay – “The Social Network”
Original Screenplay – “The King’s Speech”

Actor in a Leading Role

• Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
• Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
• Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
• Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
• James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
• John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
• Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
• Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
• Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
• Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
• Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
• Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
• Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film

• “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
• “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich

Art Direction

• “Alice in Wonderland”
  Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
  Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• “Inception”
  Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
• “The King’s Speech”
  Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
• “True Grit”
  Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Cinematography

• “Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
• “Inception” Wally Pfister
• “The King’s Speech” Danny Cohen
• “The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
• “True Grit” Roger Deakins

Costume Design

• “Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
• “I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
• “The King’s Speech” Jenny Beavan
• “The Tempest” Sandy Powell
• “True Grit” Mary Zophres

Directing

• “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
• “The Fighter” David O. Russell
• “The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
• “The Social Network” David Fincher
• “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Documentary (Feature)

• “Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
• “Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
• “Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• “Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
• “Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Documentary (Short Subject)

• “Killing in the Name” Nominees to be determined
• “Poster Girl” Nominees to be determined
• “Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
• “Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
• “The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Film Editing

• “Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
• “The Fighter” Pamela Martin
• “The King’s Speech” Tariq Anwar
• “127 Hours” Jon Harris
• “The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Foreign Language Film

• “Biutiful” Mexico
• “Dogtooth” Greece
• “In a Better World” Denmark
• “Incendies” Canada
• “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria

Makeup

• “Barney’s Version” Adrien Morot
• “The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
• “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Music (Original Score)

• “How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
• “Inception” Hans Zimmer
• “The King’s Speech” Alexandre Desplat
• “127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
• “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music (Original Song)

• “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
• “I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
• “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
• “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best Picture

• “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

Short Film (Animated)

• “Day & Night” Teddy Newton
• “The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
• “Let’s Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe
• “The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
• “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois

Short Film (Live Action)

• “The Confession” Tanel Toom
• “The Crush” Michael Creagh
• “God of Love” Luke Matheny
• “Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
• “Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Sound Editing

• “Inception” Richard King
• “Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
• “Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
• “True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
• “Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing

• “Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
• “The King’s Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
• “Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
• “The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
• “True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual Effects

• “Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
• “Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
• “Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
• “Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
• “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
• “Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
• “True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Winter’s Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• “Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
• “The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
  Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
• “Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
• “The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
• “The King’s Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler

Japanese villagers in Taiji have dismissed the Oscar win for The Cove, a documentary about its dolphin whaling practices.

The film, which stars Isabel Lucas, is set in southwest Japan, where the village of 3,500 people – aka “Whale Town” – has been hunting dolphins and whales since the early 1600s, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Hisato Ryono, a local councilman who claims he was tricked into appearing in the film, said the dolphin whaling dubbed a big secret was known to all the locals. “Everyone around here knows about it. The water nearby turns red during the hunt. The actual killing is done in a concealed area because it is unpleasant to look at, as is true of killing cows or pigs or any other animal.

“This is a close-knit group of fishermen. The more they feel squeezed, the more they will close off to outsiders. They won’t stop this hunt because of such pressure.”

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Oscars hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin had the celebrity-packed audience laughing out loud – even though most of their gags were aimed at the stars themselves.

A glaring George Clooney seemed to be off-limits – but only as part of a joke that they were too scared to make fun of him.

Baldwin and Martin began by goading Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep. Martin said: “She holds the record for most nominations by an actress. Or as I like to think of it, most losses.”

He added: “Everyone who has worked with that woman says the same thing – can that woman act and what’s with all the Nazi memorabilia?”

They turned then to Helen Mirren, with Martin saying: “Look! There’s that damn Helen Mirren!”

Baldwin corrected him: “Steve, that’s Dame Helen Mirren.”

Then it was Avatar director James Cameron’s turn to be the butt of a joke as the hosts put on 3D glasses and asked: “Is that the director of Avatar, James Cameron?”

Martin added: “It’s an amazing fact that James Cameron used to be married to the director of another nominated film The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow.” Baldwin chipped in: “She was so pleased to be nominated with him she sent him a beautiful gift basket with a timer.”

Martin, poking fun at the recent safety recall by car manufacturer Toyota, added: “And he reciprocated by sending her a Toyota.”

Both Bigelow and Cameron laughed along with the joke, just like the rest of the hosts’ targets.

Source: Splash News

Oscar favourite Sandra Bullock has reportedly ribbed fellow nominee Meryl Streep ahead of this Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony.

Bullock made her jokey comments on a TV Oscars Special that is due to air in the US on Sunday.

When asked what she will say to the Mamma Mia! Star if she wins, Bullock, who has been nominated in the Best Actress category along with the veteran Oscar-winner, joked: “I’m gonna beat the s*** out of her!”

But she quickly added: “No, I’m just kidding. Um, you know that.”

Bullock has been nominated for her role in The Blind Side, while Streep is up for a gong for her portrayal of chef Julia Child in Julie & Julia.

Source: Splash News

The ABC in Australia reports George Clooney could be an upset, though, for his turn in Up In The Air with current odds set at 13-1. Slightly better. Then there is Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker at 28-1.

While the Best Actor odds may be easy to understand, it is difficult to imagine how anyone could predict the outcome for Best Picture this Sunday at the 82nd Academy Awards.

Both hot contenders, The Hurt Locker and Avatar, are neck-and-neck at nine nominations each. Their respective directors, Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron, even once shared the same bed.

Source: Splash News

The whole family was off to Broadway last Wednesday to see the children’s favorite play which is also the favorite of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri Cruise. Brad Pitt was seen carrying 2-year old daughter Shiloh while holding the hand of 5-year old Pax while entering the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Angelina Jolie, on the other hand, held 3-year old Zahara while 7-year old Maddox walked in front of them. The newborn twins Vivienne and Knox who are already seven months old were however a no-show. This could be the last family outing because Angelina Jolie is set to start filming the spy-thriller Salt.

Best Actor Winner Sean Penn started his speech with “You commie homo-loving sons of guns”. He repeated that too near the end of his speech while further criticizing those who continuously oppose gay marriages including US President Barack Obama. And one statement that elicited laughter from the crowd, which has surely left its mark in this year’s Oscar’s is the one made by Simon Beaufoy when he received his best adapted screen play award for Slumdog Millionaire “There are certain places you never imagine standing – the moon, the South Pole, the Miss World podium and here.” Dustin Lance Black’s “If Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he’d want me to say to all those gay and lesbian kids out there tonight – who have been told that they are less than by their churches, by the government, or by their families – that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures that are valued.” also left an indelible mark among the audience both in the Kodak Theater and in their own homes.

What is it with women and jewelry? Angelina Jolie’s determination to be flashy and to look great is however understandable that this is really her moment to shine. She has already won an Oscars for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Girl Interrupted but her chances of winning in this year’s Academy Awards is so nil due to a lot of great performances by actresses Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep that a $20 million glittering necklace would at least keep her shining when she fails to hear her name mentioned for the category. In any case, she wants to look gorgeous when her man Brad Pitt does get the statuette for Best Actor for the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.