The King's Speech: Best Picture · Tom Hooper: directing
Oscars 2011: winning films and award nominations
The King’s Speech won Best Picture at the 2011 Oscars, with Tom Hooper recognised for directing the same film. Natalie Portman received the leading actress award for Black Swan. Colin Firth won for The King’s Speech.
- 56Films
- 24Categories
- 120Nomination entries
- 13Winners
- February 27, 2011Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2011
The King’s Speech won Best Picture at the 2011 Oscars. Colin Firth won for The King’s Speech, while Natalie Portman received leading actress recognition for Black Swan.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2011
Black Swan and The Fighter competed for Best Picture alongside The King’s Speech at the 2011 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore Oscars 2011 nominations and winners by category
Inception received Cinematography recognition at the 2011 Oscars, while Alice in Wonderland won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
10 nominations
Winner The King's Speech Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin - 127 Hours Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, John Smithson
- Black Swan Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin
- Inception Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
- The Fighter David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg
- The Kids Are All Right Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray
- The Social Network Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Ceán Chaffin
- Toy Story 3 Darla K. Anderson
- True Grit Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Winter's Bone Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan-Yorkin
Directing
5 nominations Winner The King's Speech Tom Hooper Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations Winner The King's Speech Colin Firth Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Black Swan Natalie Portman Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner The Fighter Christian Bale Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations Winner The Fighter Melissa Leo Animated Feature Film
3 nominations
Winner Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Inception Wally Pfister Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner Alice in Wonderland Colleen Atwood Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner Inside Job Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs Documentary (Short Subject)
5 nominations
Winner Strangers No More Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon Film Editing
5 nominations
Winner The Social Network Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner In a Better World Denmark Makeup
3 nominations
Winner The Wolfman Rick Baker, Dave Elsey Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner The Social Network Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Music (Original Song)
4 nominations Winner We Belong Together Toy Story 3 Randy Newman Art Direction
5 nominations Winner Alice in Wonderland Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner The Lost Thing Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner God of Love Luke Matheny Sound Mixing
5 nominations Winner Inception Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, Ed Novick Visual Effects
5 nominations Winner Inception Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb - Alice in Wonderland Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, Sean Phillips
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz, Nicolas Aithadi
- Hereafter Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky, Joe Farrell
- Iron Man 2 Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Daniel Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner The Social Network Aaron Sorkin Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner The King's Speech David Seidler Sound Editing
5 nominations Winner Inception Richard King About these results
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Oscars 2011: Winners and Nominees
Colin Firth won for The King's Speech, and Natalie Portman for Black Swan. Acting recognition at the 2011 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Inception.
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