Academy Awards

annual awards for cinematic achievements

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2011 edition

Academy Award for Technical Achievement

Arnauld Lamorlette

David M. Laur

Eric Tabellion

Gauth Krishnamurti

Greg Ercolano

Lance Kimes

Rory McGregor
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Andrew Lockley

Chris Corbould

Paul Franklin

Peter Bebb

For the film: Inception

Also nominated: Alice in Wonderland · Ben Snow · Bryan Grill · Carey Villegas · Christian Manz · Daniel Sudick · David Schaub · Ged Wright · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · Hereafter · Iron Man 2 · Janek Sirrs · Joe Farrell · John Richardson · Ken Ralston · Michael Owens · Nicolas Aithadi · Sean Phillips · Stephan Trojanski · Tim Burke
Academy Award for Best Picture

Emile Sherman

Gareth Unwin

Iain Canning

For the film: The King's Speech

Also nominated: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 127 Hours Alix Madigan Anne Rosellini · Inception The Social Network True Grit Brian Oliver · Ceán Chaffin · Celine Rattray · Christian Colson Black Swan Dana Brunetti · Danny Boyle Darla K. Anderson David Hoberman Emma Thomas Ethan Coen Gary Gilbert Jeffrey Levy-Hinte · Joel Coen John Smithson · Mark Wahlberg Michael De Luca Mike Medavoy Scott Franklin Scott Rudin The Fighter The Kids Are All Right Todd Lieberman · Toy Story 3 Winter's Bone
Academy Award for Best Sound

Ed Novick

Gary Rizzo

Lora Hirschberg

For the film: Inception

Also nominated: The Social Network · True Grit · Craig Berkey · David Parker · Greg Orloff · Greg P. Russell · Jeffrey J. Haboush · John Midgley · Mark Weingarten · Martin Jensen · Michael Semanick · The King's Speech · Paul Hamblin · Peter Kurland · Ren Klyce · Salt · Scott Millan · Skip Lievsay · William Sarokin
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Andrew Ruhemann

Shaun Tan

For the film: The Lost Thing

Also nominated: Bastien Dubois · Day & Night · Geefwee Boedoe · Jakob Schuh · Let's Pollute · Madagascar, a Journey Diary · Max Lang · Teddy Newton · The Gruffalo
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Karen Goodman

Kirk Simon

Strangers No More

Also nominated: Jed Rothstein · Jennifer Redfearn · Killing in the Name · Mitchell Block · Poster Girl · Ruby Yang · Sara Nesson · Sun Come Up · The Warriors of Qiugang · Thomas Lennon · Tim Metzger
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Angus Wall

Kirk Baxter

For the film: The Social Network

Also nominated: 127 Hours · Andrew Weisblum · Black Swan · Jon Harris · The King's Speech · Pamela Martin · Tariq Anwar · The Fighter
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Dave Elsey

Rick Baker

For the film: The Wolfman

Also nominated: Adrien Morot · Barney's Version · Edouard F. Henriques · Greg Funk · The Way Back · Yolanda Toussieng
Academy Award for Best Original Score

Atticus Ross

Trent Reznor

For the film: The Social Network

Also nominated: 127 Hours · Alexandre Desplat · Inception · A.R. Rahman · Hans Zimmer · How to Train Your Dragon · John Powell · The King's Speech
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Karen O'Hara

Robert Stromberg

For the film: Alice in Wonderland

Also nominated: Inception · True Grit · Doug Mowat · Eve Stewart · Guy Hendrix Dyas · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · Jess Gonchor · Judy Farr · Larry Dias · Nancy Haigh · The King's Speech · Stephenie McMillan · Stuart Craig
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Wally Pfister

For the film: Inception

Also nominated: The Social Network · True Grit · Black Swan · Danny Cohen · Jeff Cronenweth · Matthew Libatique · The King's Speech · Roger Deakins
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Colleen Atwood

For the film: Alice in Wonderland

Also nominated: Antonella Cannarozzi · The Tempest · True Grit · I Am Love · Jenny Beavan · Mary Zophres · The King's Speech · Sandy Powell
Academy Award for Best Director

Tom Hooper

For the film: The King's Speech

Also nominated: The Social Network · True Grit · Black Swan · Darren Aronofsky · David Fincher · David O. Russell · Ethan Coen · Joel Coen · The Fighter
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Luke Matheny

For the film: God of Love

Also nominated: Ian Barnes · Ivan Goldschmidt · Michael Creagh · Na Wewe · Samantha Waite · Tanel Toom · The Confession · The Crush · Wish 143
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Richard King

For the film: Inception

Also nominated: Addison Teague · True Grit · Craig Berkey · Gwendolyn Yates Whittle · Mark P. Stoeckinger · Michael Silvers · Skip Lievsay · Tom Myers · Toy Story 3 · TRON: Legacy · Unstoppable
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale

For the film: The Fighter

Also nominated: Geoffrey Rush · John Hawkes · The King's Speech · The Kids Are All Right · The Town · Winter's Bone
Academy Scientific and Technical Award

Franz Kraus

Neil Wilson