The UK production, The King’s Speech, about King George VI’s struggle to overcome his stammer, has won four Academy Awards (Oscars) – Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Director (Tom Hooper) and Best Original Screenplay.
An early front-runner in the Oscar race, The Social Network, scooped three Oscars (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score and Film Editing).
Best Picture nominee Inception won four Oscars – Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects and Cinematography.
Natalie Portman (Black Swan) won Best Actress, Christian Bale (The Fighter) won Best Supporting Actress and Melissa Leo (The Fighter) was judged Best Supporting Actress.
The complete list of winners for the Academy Awards, which were presented at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles
:: Best Picture - The King's Speech.
:: Best Actor - Colin Firth, The King's Speech
:: Best Actress - Natalie Portman, Black Swan.
:: Supporting Actor - Christian Bale, The Fighter.
:: Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo, The Fighter.
:: Director - Tom Hooper, The King's Speech.
:: Animated Feature - Toy Story 3.
:: Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin.
:: Original Screenplay - The King's Speech, David Seidler.
:: Art Direction - Alice in Wonderland.
:: Cinematography - Inception - Wally Pfister.
:: Costume Design - Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood.
:: Documentary Feature, Inside Job.
:: Documentary Short Subject, Strangers No More.
:: Film Editing - The Social Network.
:: Foreign Language Film, In a Better World.
:: Makeup - The Wolfman.
:: Original Score - The Social Network.
:: Original Song - We Belong Together, from Toy Story 3.
:: Animated Short Film - The Lost Thing.
:: Live Action Short Film - God of Love.
:: Sound Editing - Inception - Richard King.
:: Sound Mixing - Inception.
:: Visual Effects - Inception.
