2011 OSCARS: How well did Hollywood Soapbox pick the winners?

Best Picture: The King’s Speech (we chose right)

Best Director: Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech (we chose right)

Best Leading Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech (we chose right)

Best Leading Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan (we chose right)

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter (we chose right)

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter (we chose wrong)

Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, The King’s Speech (we chose right)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network (we chose right)

Best Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3 (we chose right)

Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World (we chose wrong)

Best Original Score: The Social Network (we chose right)

Best Original Song: “We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3 (we chose right)

Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland (we chose right)

Best Cinematography: Inception (we chose wrong)

Best Makeup: The Wolfman (we chose right)

Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland (we chose right)

Best Visual Effects: Inception (we chose right)

Best Film Editing: The Social Network (we chose right)

Best Documentary Feature: Inside Job (we chose right)

Best Documentary Short Subject: Strangers No More (we chose wrong)

Best Sound Mixing: Inception (we chose right)

Best Sound Editing: Inception (we chose right)

Best Short Film Animated: The Lost Thing (we chose wrong)

Best Short Film Live Action: God of Love (we chose wrong)

Final Tally for HollywoodSoapbox.com: 18 right, six wrong

Best Acceptance Speech: a tie between Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network and Christian Bale for The Fighter

“It’s a Pity” Award: True Grit walks away empty-handed.

By John Soltes / Publisher / John@HollywoodSoapbox.com

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