Nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards have been
announced this morning, where
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I was recognised in the Art Direction and achievement in visual effects categories. Additionally, Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange in the
Harry Potter films), received an Actress in a Supporting Role nomination for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in
The King's Speech. Alexandre Desplat, who composed the scores for the final two
Deathly Hallows films, got a nomination for
The King's Speech original motion picture score.
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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)
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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
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Actress in a Supporting Role
• Amy Adams - The Fighter
• Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
• Melissa Leo - The Fighter
• Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
• Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom
The 2011 Academy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 8pm EST/5pm PST. We will have updates on the Oscar nominees and winners that evening. The full list of nominees can be found
here.
Congratulations to all those nominated!