It was a lineup of the usual suspects when the 2011 Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with critical darling Black Swan taking on awards show favourite the Social Network for Best Picture.
With the category opened up to 10 nominees, there was a little room for everything: period drama the King's Speech, reality-defying Inception, based-on-a-true-story 127 Hours, western True Grit, boxing flick the Fighter, and Winter's Bone, a movie I know nothing about.
Slightly lighter fare, the Kids Are All Right also scored a Best Picture nod.
Meanwhile, my favourite movie ever, Toy Story 3, became the third animated film to ever be nominated for Best Picture (behind Up and Beauty & The Beast).
The Best Actor category is likely the most predictable, with probable winner Colin Firth (The King's Speech) taking on youngsters James Franco (127 Hours) and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network). Jeff Bridges (True Grit) and Javier Bardem (Biutiful) round out the category.
The Best Actress trophy, meanwhile, is Natalie Portman's to lose. The Black Swan star likely sees her biggest competition from Annette Bening, nominated for the Kids Are All Right. Other nominees are Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole) and Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone).
The King's Speech is the most-nominated film this year, garnering 12 nods. True Grit follows close behind with 10, as does the Social Network with eight.
Also of note, Canada's Incendies, a film by Denis Villeneuve, is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
Click inside for a full list of Oscar nominees in major categories.
Awards will be handed out February 27.
BEST PICTURE
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Supporting actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush,The King's Speech
Supporting actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David Fincher, The Social Network
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit
Animated feature
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Adapted screenplay
127 Hours
Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Original screenplay
Another Year
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
Best foreign-language film
Mexico, Biutiful
Greece, Dog Tooth
Denmark, A Better world
Canada, Incendies
Algeria, Outside the Law