Sun. February 27, 2011
Hollywood -
"The King's Speech" beat the lesbian moms in "The Kids are All Right" and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network" to take top honors at the Oscars Sunday night.
Colin Firth, star of "The King's Speech," also took home best actor. Best actress went to Natalie Portman for her performance in "Black Swan," leaving "The Kids Are All Right's" Annette Benning in the dust.
"The King's Speech" director Tom Hooper won in his category.
"The Fighter" Christian Bale won for best supporting actor, beating Mark Ruffalo, who played the sperm donor in "The Kids Are All Right."
A gay man did shine on Oscar night: Chicago-based designer Borris J. Powell won gold in the Oscars Designer Dress Challenge competition with his Black Swan-inspired black satin dress.
The 36-year-old was one of nine up-and-coming designers participating in the competition. His winning gown was worn by one of the Oscar-toting models during the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night.
BEST PICTURE
WINNER: The King's Speech
BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
BEST SONG
WINNER: "We Belong Together," Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
BEST EDITING
WINNER: The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER: Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood
BEST MAKEUP
WINNER: The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
BEST SOUND EDITING
WINNER: Inception, Richard King
BEST SOUND MIXING
WINNER: Inception, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WINNER: The Social Network, Trent Reznor
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: Christian Bale, The Fighter
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WINNER: In a Better World (Denmark)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER: The King's Speech, Screenplay by David Seidler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
BEST ANIMATED FILM
WINNER: Toy Story 3
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Inception, Wally Pfister
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER: Alice in Wonderland, Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara
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