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Oscar night: mostly predictable, one or two surprises

If you missed the Academy Awards last night, don’t worry: it went pretty much how you expected it to go.  The King’s Speech got the award for Best Picture, Natalie Portman won Best Actress, and Colin Firth took the Best Actor trophy.  So no shocks there.

What was surprising, however, was that The Social Network won so few awards, after early expectations that it would dominate the evening.  At least Christian Bale finally won something – that’s been long overdue.  Oh, and Justin Bieber showed up at various after-parties with Selena Gomez as his date, so I guess they’re finally owning up to being together.  As if we didn’t already know for months now!

The Oscar Nominations are in

This year’s Academy Award nominations have been announced, and there are some expected names there as well as a few surprises.  No one was shocked to hear that The King’s Speech, True Grit, and The Social Network got the most nominations, but the appearance of Toy Story 3 in the best picture category was a surprise to many.

No doubt Christopher Nolan was bewildered at not getting a nomination as best director for Inception, and Andrew Garfield also failed to get a nomination for best supporting actor in The Social Network.  Javier Bardem, however, had a pleasant surprise, as he’s up for the best actor award for his role in the dark drama Biutiful.