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Oscars 2011 Winners & Nominees

The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) took place on February 27, 2011. The King's Speech won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Inception matched it with 4 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 21 categories is below.

All 21 categories Most wins
categories
21
nominations
102
films nominated
39
winners
21
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Best Picture
The King's Speech
Headline winners

Oscars 2011: The Winners

The King's Speech won Best Picture against 9 other nominees. Tom Hooper (Best Director), Colin Firth (Best Actor) and Natalie Portman (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The King's Speech (2010) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

The King's Speech

2010 · Drama, History · $414M worldwide

4 wins from 12 nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards (2011)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Director
  • Best Original Screenplay

A hesitant royal must overcome a debilitating stammer to embrace his destiny as king. With his brother's unexpected abdication, George VI finds an unlikely ally in Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist who employs unconventional methods. Colin Firth delivers a compelling performance as the monarch, supported by Geoffrey Rush's portrayal of the supportive Logue. The film explores themes of courage, friendship, and the pressures of leadership during a time of national crisis.

About The King's Speech
Scoreboard

Oscars 2011: Which Films Won the Most

The King's Speech and Inception won 4 awards each. 10 films won at least once, while True Grit went home empty-handed from 10 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The King's Speech (2010) movie poster
    The King's Speech 4 / 12
    2010 · Drama, History · 4 wins from 12 nominations
  2. Inception (2010) movie poster
    Inception 4 / 8
    2010 · Action, Sci-Fi · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  3. The Social Network (2010) movie poster
    The Social Network 3 / 8
    2010 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  4. The Fighter (2010) movie poster
    The Fighter 2 / 7
    2010 · Drama, Sport · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  5. Toy Story 3 (2010) movie poster
    Toy Story 3 2 / 5
    2010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  6. Alice in Wonderland (2010) movie poster
    Alice in Wonderland 2 / 3
    2010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  7. Black Swan (2010) movie poster
    Black Swan 1 / 5
    2010 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 5 nominations
  8. In a Better World (2011) movie poster
    In a Better World 1 / 1
    2011 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Inside Job (2010) movie poster
    Inside Job 1 / 1
    2010 · Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. The Wolfman (2010) movie poster
    The Wolfman 1 / 1
    2010 · Thriller, Horror · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 21 Oscars 2011 Categories: Winners & Nominees

21 categories and 102 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (10). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

21 categories · 102 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Oscars 2011 Best Picture Marathon

All 10 Best Picture nominees at the 83rd Academy Awards (2011), back to back: 18 hours 42 minutes.

Total running time 18h 42m 18 hours 42 minutes All 10 films
Longest
Inception 2h 28m
Shortest
127 Hours 1h 34m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2011 Winners

Drama led with 83 nominations across 26 films and won 15. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 15 wins · 83 nominations · 18%
  2. Thriller 6 wins · 28 nominations · 21%
  3. Comedy 5 wins · 25 nominations · 20%
  4. History 7 wins · 20 nominations · 35%
  5. Adventure 4 wins · 18 nominations · 22%
  6. Biography 3 wins · 15 nominations · 20%
  7. Fantasy 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  8. Family 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  9. Action 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  10. Sci-Fi 4 wins · 10 nominations · 40%
2011 season

How the Rest of the 2011 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2011, with the winner of each top prize. The King's Speech also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 2011 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 2011: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 83rd Academy Awards (2011), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 83rd Academy Awards (2011)?

The King's Speech (2010) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter's Bone.

About The King's Speech

Which film won the most awards at the 83rd Academy Awards (2011)?

The King's Speech and Inception each won 4 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards (2011)?

The King's Speech (2010) led with 12 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 83rd Academy Awards (2011)?

Best Director: Tom Hooper for The King's Speech. Best Actor: Colin Firth for The King's Speech. Best Actress: Natalie Portman for Black Swan. Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale for The Fighter. Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo for The Fighter.

When was the 83rd Academy Awards (2011)?

The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) took place on February 27, 2011. The database has 21 categories and 102 nominations for it.