Toy Story 3 nominated for the 83rd Academy Awards

Toy Story 3 nominated for the 83rd Academy Awards

Pixar's " Toy Story 3" was among the Oscar nominees announced Tuesday for the 83rd Academy Awards. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced five nominations for Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 3, counting for the coveted title of Best Picture; three for Alice in Wonderland, and one each for Day & Night, Tangled, The Tempest and TRON: Legacy.

This Pixar gem is just the third animated film ever chosen for that. "Toy Story 3" was nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, Original Song and Achievement in Sound Editing.

Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer animated film. Toy Story 3 is the 3rd in the Toy Story series. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Lee Unkrich. Toy Story 3 was also the first film to be released theatrically with 7.1 surround sound.

Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich said: "We all worked very hard on Toy Story 3 for a long time, for over four years, so this has been icing on the cake, at the end of this incredible journey."

Director:
Lee Unkrich
Writers:
John Lasseter (story), Andrew Stanton (story), and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack

Storyline

Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape.

Box-office

Toy Story 3 earned $415,004,880 in the United States and Canada and $648,157,063 in other countries which totals up to $1,063,161,943 worldwide, more revenue than the previous two films of the series combined. Toy Story 3 is the highest-grossing 2010 film worldwide and the 5th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.
Budget:
$200,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$110,307,189 (USA) (20 June 2010) (4028 Screens)
Gross:
$414,806,932 (USA) (21 November 2010)

Academy Award winners will be announced Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

A R Rahman nominated for 2011 Oscars Awards Twice - 127 Hours, If I Rise

The 25th of January A.R. Rahman has been nominated for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards twice. A.R. Rahman who has been nominated for two Oscars for the film ‘127 Hours’.

It feels fabulous, says the master composer. One for in Danny Boyle's flick titled 127 hours and the second for his original song "If I Rise" which is from the same flick. Earlier he had bagged three nominations and won two Oscars in the 81st Academy Awards for Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire. A.R. Rahman is ditched names like John Powell who has received the nomination for How To Train Your Dragon , Hans Zimmer for Inception, Alexandre Desplat for The King’s Speech, Trent Rezmor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network.

A. R. Rahman says “Getting nominated for the awards itself is a fabulous feeling. Winning is good too but, in the history of the awards, except possibly once, nobody has won it twice in a row.”

A.R. Rahman is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, eleven Filmfare Awards South, four National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe. Rahman obtained a degree in western classical music from the Trinity College of Music in London.

2011 Oscar awards nominations announced - 2011 Academy Awards Nominees

2011 Oscar awards nominations announced

2011 Oscar nominations to the rest of the world, at 8:30 AM EST and 5:30 AM PST. Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and Mo’Nique did the honors, sharing the various nominees for the coveted Oscar trophy. Jesse Eisenberg, Hailee Steinfeld and Jennifer Lawrence have all been nominated as Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress. Michelle Williams in the Best Actress category. The Kings Speech has dominated with 12 nominations.

2011 Oscars air live on ABC February 27 from Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre, presented by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.

The full list of 2011 Oscar nominations

Best motion picture of the year

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
* The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
* Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers)
* The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production
Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
Darla K. Anderson, Producer
* True Grit (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
* Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter’s Bone Production
Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role

* Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” (Paramount)
* Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
* Colin Firth in “The Kings Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
* James Franco in “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

* Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeremy Renner in “The Town” (Warner Bros.)
* Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
* Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

* Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
* Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” (Lionsgate)
* Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
* Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight)
* Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

* Amy Adams in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
* Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit” (Paramount)
* Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best animated feature film of the year

* How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
* The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics) Sylvain Chomet
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich

Art Direction

* Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney), Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration)
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.), Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
* Inception (Warner Bros.), Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design), Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration)/span>
* The King’s Speech (Paramount), Eve Stewart (Production Design), Judy Farr (Set Decoration)
* True Grit (Paramount), Jess Gonchor (Production Design), Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)

Achievement in Cinematography

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Matthew Libatique
* Inception (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Danny Cohen
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeff Cronenweth
* True Grit (Paramount) Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design

* Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Colleen Atwood
* I Am Love (Magnolia Pictures) Antonella Cannarozzi
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Jenny Beavan
* The Tempest (Miramax) Sandy Powell
* True Grit (Paramount) Mary Zophres

Achievement in directing

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
* The Fighter (Paramount), David O. Russell
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
* True Grit (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best Documentary Feature

* Exit through the Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency) Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz A Paranoid Pictures Production
* Gasland Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic A Gasland Production
* Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs A Representational Pictures Production
* Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment) Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger An Outpost Films Production
* Waste Land Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley (Arthouse Films) An Almega Projects Production

Best documentary short subject

* Killing in the Name Nominees to be determined A Moxie Firecracker Films Production
* Poster Girl Nominees to be determined A Portrayal Films Production
* Strangers No More Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production
* Sun Come Up Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger A Sun Come Up Production
* The Warriors of Qiugang Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon A Thomas Lennon Films Production

Achievement in film editing

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Andrew Weisblum
* The Fighter Paramount Pamela Martin
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Tariq Anwar
* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Jon Harris
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best foreign language film of the year

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

Achievement in makeup

* Achievement in makeup (Sony Pictures Classics) Adrien Morot
* The Way Back (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment) Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
* The Wolfman (Universal) Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

* How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) John Powell
* Inception (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Alexandre Desplat
* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) A.R. Rahman
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

* Coming Home from Country Strong (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)) Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
* I See the Light from Tangled (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
* If I Rise from 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
* We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best animated short film

* Day & Night (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton
* The Gruffalo A Magic Light Pictures Production Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
* Let’s Pollute A Geefwee Boedoe Production Geefwee Boedoe
* The Lost Thing (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment) A Passion Pictures Australia Production Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
* Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) A Sacrebleu Production Bastien Dubois

Best live action short film

* The Confession (National Film and Television School) A National Film and Television School Production Tanel Toom
* The Crush (Network Ireland Television) A Purdy Pictures Production Michael Creagh
* God of Love A Luke Matheny Production Luke Matheny
* Na Wewe (Premium Films) A CUT! Production Ivan Goldschmidt
* Wish 143 A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Achievement in sound editing

* Inception (Warner Bros.) Richard King
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
* Tron: Legacy (Walt Disney) Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
* True Grit (Paramount) Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
* Unstoppable (20th Century Fox) Mark P. Stoeckinger

Achievement in sound mixing

* Inception (Warner Bros.) Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
* Salt (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
* True Grit (Paramount) Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects

* Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
* Hereafter (Warner Bros.) Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
* Inception (Warner Bros.) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
* Iron Man 2 (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount) Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay

* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
* True Grit (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
* Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay

* Another Year (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
* The Fighter (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* Inception (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
* The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

Oscar awards nominations to be announced today

Oscar awards nominations to be announced today

The 83rd Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on February 27. The ceremony will be hosted by Hollywood favourites Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

Mo'Nique and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak will have the tribute of introduction the Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at 8:30AM ET/ 5:30AM PT that Tuesday morning.

Shyamalan's action fantasy "The Last Airbender" tied with "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" for most Golden Raspberry nominations. British actor and winner of a Golden Globe this year, Colin Firth is favourite to walk away with the Leading Actor award for his portrayal of King George VI in The King’s Speech. Nominated for worst picture with "Eclipse" and "Airbender" are Jennifer Aniston's action comedy "The Bounty Hunter," Sarah Jessica Parker's romantic romp "Sex and the City 2" and the "Twilight" parody "Vampires Suck." Annette Benning, Nicole Kidman and Hailee Steinfeld are expected to receive nods from the Academy today.

Mo'Nique to Announce 83rd Academy Awards Nominations

The Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards will be announced on January 25, 2011. Mo'Nique and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak will have the tribute of introduction the Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at 8:30AM ET/ 5:30AM PT that Tuesday morning.

Mo’Nique received her first Oscar nomination and win for her supporting performance in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

Monique Imes known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American comedienne and actress. Mo'Nique rose to fame in the UPN series The Parkers while making a name as a stand-up comedian hosting a variety of venues, including Showtime at the Apollo. Mo'Nique transitioned to film with roles in such films as Phat Girlz, and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.

she has won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. She is the sixteenth African American actress to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the fourth to win. Overall, Mo'Nique is the twelfth individual African-American to win an Oscar for acting; and the seventh winner during the decade of the 2000s.

The Tourist 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

The Tourist 2010

The Tourist is a 2010 thriller film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. It is a remake of the 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer.

Director:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writers:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (screenplay), Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Paul Bettany

The project went through a number of directorial changes. Originally, the film was set with Lasse Hallström, but he left over scheduling conflicts. Bharat Nalluri then came on but later left. When Jolie accepted her role, so did Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, but he left over "creative differences" along with Sam Worthington. After many names were mooted, including Alfonso Cuarón, Donnersmarck returned.

Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.

Storyline

Elise (Angelina Jolie) sits next to an American tourist, Frank (Johnny Depp), on a train going to Venice. She has chosen him as a decoy, making believe that he is her lover who is wanted for police. Not only will they need to evade the police, but also the mobster whose money her lover stole.

Despite its critical reception, the film was nominated for three Golden Globes: Best Musical or Comedy, Depp for Actor Musical or Comedy and Jolie for Actress Musical or Comedy.

Box office performance

The Tourist opened at $16,472,458 on its first weekend at #2 spot behind The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. As of 1/9/11, the film has grossed $64,579,000 domestically and $122,000,000 internationally for a total of $186,579,000 worldwide.

Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$16,472,458 (USA) (12 December 2010) (2756 Screens)
Gross:
$61,157,944 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Red 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

Red 2010 film

Red is an American action-comedy film loosely inspired by the three-issue comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis with Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber.

Director:
Robert Schwentke
Writers:
Jon Hoeber (screenplay), Erich Hoeber (screenplay), and 2 more credits
Stars:
Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman

In the film version, the title of the film, "Red", is derived from designation for the retired status of agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), meaning "retired, extremely dangerous".

When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive.

Storyline

When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive. The final scene shows Frank and Marvin in Moldova, fleeing from Moldovan Army troops with a stolen nuclear device, in a wooden wheelbarrow with Marvin wearing a dress being pushed by Frank, as part of returning a favor to Ivan for his help.

Box office

On its opening weekend Red earned an estimated $22.5 million on around 4,100 screens at 3,255 locations, coming in second behind Jackass 3-D. As of January 18, 2011, the film had grossed over $90 million in the United States and with worldwide total of over $164 million.

Budget:
$58,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$21,761,408 (USA) (17 October 2010) (3255 Screens)
Gross:
$89,842,937 (USA) (9 January 2011)