Which movie do you think will win the Best Picture category?
"True Grit" by the Coen brothers, starring Jeff Bridge, Matt Demon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld. Got 10 nominations. A movie about a teenage girl who enlists the aid of a boozy, trigger-happy lawman to hunt down her father's killer before a Texas Ranger finds him first.
"The Social Network" with Jesse Eisenberg landed 8 nods. Adapted from Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal.
Story: Computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication.
"Black Swan" with Natalie Portman as a dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company.
"The Fighter” cast includes Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Mark Wahlberg. It’s about the life story of boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward and his trainer brother Dick Eklund, chronicling the brothers' early days on the rough streets of Lowell, Massachusetts through Eklund's battle with drugs and Ward's eventual world championship in London.
"Inception" with Christopher Nolan, Leonardo Dicaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page, got 8 nominations. Story: Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved.
"The Kids Are All Right" with Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Movie about two teenaged children conceived by artificial insemination get the notion to seek out their birth father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same.
"Toy Story 3" the top-grossing film of 2010 and the third animated film in history to be recognized as a best picture hopeful. Story: Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future.
"127 Hours" with James Franco got 6 nominations. Adaptation of the true-life story of Aron Ralston detailing a hiker's harrowing quest for survival after losing an arm to a fallen rock and the grueling five-day ordeal that finally ended with his rescue.
"Winter's Bone" with Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes, rounded out the field with 4 nominations. Ree Dolly sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods.
The 2011 Oscar winners will be revealed Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
