Oscars: 2011 Winners

Words: Saam Das

There's been chat about the relative failure of Anne Hathaway and James Franco as ceremonial hosts and the ugly/beautiful dresses but I'm not really interested in those things. What matters is who won (and I suppose, to a lesser extent, who lost) at the 83rd Academy Awards so I've listed the main category winners below.

I correctly predicted eight out of the nine categories that I chanced my arm at yesterday, with only Best Director going awry. Not bad going but almost all of my predictions were of the favourites so there were few surprises at this year's Oscars. Before I unleash a list of winners, it's worth taking a couple of minutes to read what it's like to be an Oscar nominee, courtesy of Paul Franklin, who worked on 'Inception'. Mr Franklin would win an Oscar on the night too, as it happens.

BEST PICTURE
Prediction: 'The King's Speech'
Winner: 'The King's Speech'

BEST DIRECTOR
Prediction: David Fincher
Winner: Tom Hooper

BEST ACTOR
Prediction: Colin Firth
Winner: Colin Firth

BEST ACTRESS
Prediction: Natalie Portman
Winner: Natalie Portman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction: Melissa Leo
Winner: Melissa Leo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Prediction: Christian Bale
Winner: Christian Bale

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Prediction: 'The King's Speech'
Winner: 'The King's Speech'

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Prediction: 'The Social Network'
Winner: 'The Social Network'

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Prediction: 'Toy Story 3'
Winner: 'Toy Story 3'

Read about the rest of the winners on the BBC website. Final Oscar tally:
'The King's Speech' - 4 Oscars, 'Inception' - 4 Oscars, 'The Social Network' - 3 Oscars, 'The Fighter' - 2 Oscars, 'Alice In Wonderland' - 2 Oscars, and 'Toy Story 3' - 2 Oscars.