Oscar 2011: Christian Bale wins best supporting actor for 'The Fighter'

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The-Fighter-Photo.jpgView full sizeChristian Bale in "The Fighter"

STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Former best actress winner Reese Witherspoon presented the best supporting actor award to Christian Bale for his stellar performance as a seedy, fallen boxer in "The Fighter."

Kudos to Mr. Bale for avoiding the "F-bombs."

AND THE OTHER NOMINEES/
WINNERS ARE

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BEST PICTURE

  • “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
  • “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
  • “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
  • “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
  • “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
  • “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
  • “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
  • “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
  • “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
  • “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

    • BEST DIRECTOR

    • "Black Swan"
    • "The Fighter"
    • "The King's Speech"
    • "The Social Network"
    • "True Grit"

    BEST ACTRESS

    • Annette Bening
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Jennifer Lawrence
    • Natalie Portman
    • Michelle Williams

    BEST ACTOR

    • Javier Bardem
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Jesse Eisenberg
    • Colin Firth
    • James Franco

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    • WINNER:
    • John Hawkes
    • Jeremy Renner
    • Mark Ruffalo
    • Geoffrey Rush

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    • Amy Adams
    • Helena Bonham Carter
    • WINNER:
    • Hailee Steinfeld
    • Jacki Weaver

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

    • "How to Train Your Dragon"
    • "The Illusionist"
    • WINNER:

    BEST DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

    • "Exit through the Gift Shop"
    • "Gasland"
    • "Inside Job"
    • "Restrepo"
    • "Waste Land"

    BEST DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

    • "Killing in the Name"
    • "Poster Girl"
    • "Strangers No More"
    • "Sun Come Up"
    • "The Warriors of Qiugang"

    Art Direction

    • WINNER:
    • "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
    • "Inception"
    • "The King's Speech"
    • "True Grit"

    Cinematography

    • "Black Swan"
    • WINNER:
    • "The King's Speech"
    • "The Social Network"
    • "True Grit"

    Costume Design

    • "Alice in Wonderland"
    • "I Am Love"
    • "The King's Speech"
    • "The Tempest"
    • "True Grit"

    Film Editing

    • "Black Swan"
    • "The Fighter"
    • "The King's Speech"
    • "127 Hours"
    • "The Social Network"

    Foreign Language Film

    • "Biutiful"
    • "Dogtooth"
    • WINNER:
    • "Incendies"
    • "Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)"

    Makeup

    • "Barney's Version"
    • "The Way Back"
    • "The Wolfman"

    Music (Original Score)

    • "How to Train Your Dragon"
    • "Inception"
    • "The King's Speech"
    • "127 Hours"
    • WINNER:

    Music (Original Song)

    • "Coming Home"
    • "I See the Light"
    • "If I Rise"
    • "We Belong Together"

    Short Film (Animated)

    • "Day & Night"
    • "The Gruffalo"
    • "Let's Pollute"
    • "The Lost Thing"
    • "Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)"

    Short Film (Live Action)

    • "The Confession"
    • "The Crush"
    • "God of Love"
    • "Na Wewe"
    • "Wish 143"

    Sound Editing

    • WINNER:
    • "Toy Story 3"
    • "Tron: Legacy"
    • "True Grit"
    • "Unstoppable"

    Sound Mixing

    • WINNER:
    • "The King's Speech"
    • "Salt"
    • "The Social Network"
    • "True Grit"

    Visual Effects

    • "Alice in Wonderland"
    • "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
    • "Hereafter"
    • "Inception"
    • "Iron Man 2"

    Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    • "127 Hours"
    • WINNER:
    • "Toy Story 3"
    • "True Grit"
    • "Winter's Bone"

    Writing (Original Screenplay)

    • "Another Year"
    • "The Fighter"
    • "Inception"
    • "The Kids Are All Right"
    • WINNER:

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