The King’s Speech Leads Academy Award Nominations With Twelve; The Kids Are All Right Earns Four Nominations; Canada Earns Best Foreign Language Film Nomination

The 83rd Academy Award Nominations were announced moments ago in Beverly Hills, and The King’s Speech led with a total of 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Tom Hooper for Best Director, Colin Firth for Best Actor, Geoffrey Rush for Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, Helena Bonham Carter. The Social Network earned a total of 8 nominations, including Best Picture, David Fincher for Best Director, and Jesse Eisenberg for Best Actor. The Kids Are All Right earned 4 nominations, including Best Picture, Annette Bening for Best Actress, Mark Ruffalo for Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. Canada earned a Best Foreign Language Film nomination for Incendies. There were a few surprises: the number of nominations True Grit earned, Toy Story 3’s double nomination for Best Animated Film, and Best Picture, Jeremy Renner’s nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Town, and Jacki Weaver’s nomination for The Animal Kingdom.