'Harry Potter,' 'Inception' and 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' earn multiple nominations for MTV Movie Awards

The nominations for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" snagging the most with eight, followed by "Inception" with seven, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1" with six and "The Social Network" garnering five.

The unconventional award show will air June 5 from the Gibson Amphitheatre with "Saturday Night Live" regular Jason Sudeikis as host.

Among the nominations announced Tuesday morning are:

Best movie

"Black Swan," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1," "Inception," "The Social Network" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Best female performance

Emma Stone, "Easy A"; Emma Watson, "Harry Potter";  Jennifer Aniston, "Just Go With It";  Kristen Stewart, "Eclipse"; and Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Best male performance

Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter"; Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"; Robert Pattinson, "Eclipse"; Taylor Lautner, "Eclipse"; and Zac Efron, "Charlie St. Cloud"

Best breakout star

Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network"; Chloe Grace Moretz, "Kick-Ass"; Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"; Jay Chou, "The Green Hornet"; Olivia Wilde, "Tron: Legacy"; and Xavier Samuel, "Eclipse"

Best comedic performance

Adam Sandler, "Just Go With It"; Ashton Kutcher, "No Strings Attached"; Emma Stona, "Easy A"; Russell Brand, "Get HIm to the Greek"; and Zach Galifianakis, "Due Date"

Best villain

Christoph Waltz, "The Green Hornet"; Leighton Meester, "The Roommate"; Mickey Rourke, "Iron Man 2"; Ned Beatty, "Toy Story 3"; and Tom Felton, "Harry Potter"

Best kiss

Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "Inception"; Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter"; Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, "Eclipse"; and Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"

Voting in these and other categories begins today at http://www.MovieAwards.MTV.com and closes on June 4. However, voting for the best picture winner will continue throughout the ceremony.

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— Susan King

Photos, from top: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "The Twlight Saga: Eclipse"; Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1." Credits: Kimberly French / Summit Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures

Prism Awards recognize 'Black Swan,' 'The Fighter' and others at 15th annual show

"Black Swan," "The Fighter" and four popular television shows were among the big winners at the 15th annual Prism Awards, which recognize movies and TV series that bring attention to substance abuse and mental health issues. The ceremony took place Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Darren Aronofsky's Oscar-winning ballet drama "Black Swan" received the top award in the feature film- mental health category, while David O. Russell's Massachusetts-set "The Fighter," which netted Christian Bale a best supporting actor Academy Award for his depiction of Dick Eklund, a man grappling with  crack addiction, was recognized in the feature film-substance use category.

In television, AMC's "Mad Men" received a Prism in the drama series episode-substance use category, while ABC received a nod for "Grey's Anatomy" and the attention it paid to mental health issues. NBC's "Parenthood" was recognized for its look at Asperger's syndrome, while Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva" was recognized in the comedy category.

The Prism Awards, which are produced by the Entertainment Industries Council in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, also recognizes specific performance. Winners included Peter Krause, Monica Potter and Max Burkholder for "Parenthood," Halle Berry for the feature film "Frankie & Alice," Toni Collette for Showtime's series "United States of Tara," Claire Danes for HBO's "Temple Grandin," KaDee Strickland for ABC's drama "Private Practice," Tony Denison for TNT's "The Closer" and Aaron Paul for AMC's series "Breaking Bad."

Presenters included Steven Tyler, Nicolette Sheridan, Robert Forster and Dr. Drew Pinsky.

For a complete list of winners, go to www.eiconline.org.

--Nicole Sperling

Photo: Natalie Portman in "Black Swan." Credit: Fox Searchlight

Oscars: 'The King's Speech' wins for best picture

“The King’s Speech” won the Oscar for best film Sunday night at the 83rd Academy Awards. Directed by Tom Hooper, the film about King George VI’s attempts to conquer his stutter as he ascends the British throne had been in a tight race for the top Academy Award with David Fincher’s “The Social Network.” That film had dominated the awards season through the Golden Globes, but “The King’s Speech” began to build more momentum with the industry guild awards, starting with the Producers Guild Awards in late January, and on through the BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, two weeks ago.

The Academy Awards were handed out at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Check in for reaction and more here on Awards Tracker.

-- Susan King

Photo: "The King's Speech" winners, including front: Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Gareth Unwin. Credit: Associated Press.

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Oscars: 'The Social Network' wins for film editing

“The Social Network’s” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter won the Oscar for film editing at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. This is the second nomination for Wall and Baxter, who were previously nominated together for their work on “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” They also won the BAFTA Award for editing with their work on “The Social Network.”

Wall and Baxter competed against Andrew Weisblum for “Black Swan,” Pamela Martin for “The Fighter,” Tariq Anwar for “The King’s Speech” and Jon Harris for “127 Hours.”

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

-- Rick Rojas

Photo: Angus Wall, left, and Kirk Baxter congratulate each other for their win for "The Social Network." Credit: Associated Press.

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Oscars: 'Inception' wins for cinematography

"Inception's" Wally Pfister won the Oscar for cinematography at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night.

This is Pfister's fourth Oscar nomination and first win. Earlier this month, he won the American Society of Cinematographers' award for feature film.

Pfister competed against Matthew Libatique for "Black Swan," Danny Cohen for "The King’s Speech," Jeff Cronenweth for "The Social Network" and Roger Deakins for "True Grit."

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

— Rick Rojas

Photo: Wally Pfister and his Academy Award. Credit: Associated Press.

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Experts' Oscar predictions in all 24 categories

Below are the complete, updated Oscar predictions of six of our Buzzmeter pundits: Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly), Sasha Stone (AwardsDaily), Anne Thompson (Indiewire), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), Jeffrey Wells (Hollywood-Elsewhere) and me. Please give us your Academy Award predictions at The Envelope's Oscar ballot.

-- Tom O'Neil

BEST PICTURE
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The Kids Are All Right"
"The King's Speech" -- Karger, O'Neil, Thompson
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network" -- Stone, Travers, Wells
"Toy Story 3"
"True Grit"
"Winter's Bone"

DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
David O. Russell, "The Fighter"
Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"
David Fincher, "The Social Network" -- Karger, O'Neil, Stone, Thompson, Travers, Wells
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "True Grit"

LEAD ACTOR
Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech" -- Karger, O'Neil, Stone, Thompson, Travers, Wells
James Franco, "127 Hours"

LEAD ACTRESS
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right" -- Thompson, Travers
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" -- Karger, O'Neil, Stone, Wells
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, "The Fighter" --  Karger, O'Neil, Thompson, Travers, Wells
John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech" -- Stone

The Noble truth: Satirist spoofs the Oscar race for best picture

Check out the latest video mischief by our forums moderator Matt Noble, an Oscar nut who's a master satirist, deft performer and one-man-band video production company. Click here to view a screamingly hilarious job sorting out the Academy Award contenders for best picture. Also see his video spoofs of nominees "The King's Speech," "127 Hours," "The Fighter" and "Black Swan." (Warning: some videos contain harsh language.)

Let's all agree: Matt deserves an Oscar for all of these performances next year! Side note: Yes, that's an Aussie accent you hear in his own speech. Matt lives in Sydney.

-- Tom O'Neil

Photo: Matt Noble

Oscars: Amy Adams and Mila Kunis join presenter lineup

 
Supporting actress nominee Amy Adams ("The Fighter") and Mila Kunis ("Black Swan") have  been added to the list of presenters Sunday at the 83rd Academy Awards.

The announcement was made Thursday morning. Adams was previously nominated two times in the supporting actress category, for 2005's "Junebug" and 2008's "Doubt." Kunis came to fame on the sitcom  "That '70s Show" and is also the voice of Meg on "Family Guy."

The Academy Awards will air live on ABC Sunday evening from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland.

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--Susan King

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Costume Designers Guild honors 'King's Speech,' 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Black Swan'

"The King's Speech," "Black Swan" and "Alice in Wonderland" took the top feature film honors Tuesday evening at the 13th Costume Designers Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Jenny Beavan won excellence in period film for "The King's Speech," while Amy Westcott earned her award for excellence in contemporary film for "Black Swan" and Colleen Atwood for excellence in fantasy film for "Alice in Wonderland."

On the television side, Lou Eyrich won outstanding contemporary television series for "Glee"; John Dunn and Lisa Padovani earned their award for outstanding period/fantasy TV series for "Boardwalk Empire" and Cindy Evans picked up her honor for outstanding made for television movie or miniseries for "Temple Grandin."

The excellence in commercial costume design trophy went to Aude Bronson-Howard for "Chanel-Bleu de Chanel."

Honorary awards were also presented at the ceremony hosted by "Sex and the City" star Kristin Davis.

Halle Berry received the Lacoste Spotlight Award; Julie Weiss was given the Disaronno Career Achievement in Film and Television Award; Joel Schumacher received the Distinguished Collaborator Award and the late Michael Dennison was inducted into the Guild's Hall of Fame.

--Susan King

Photo: Johnny Depp, left, Mia Wasikowska and Anne Hathaway star in "Alice in Wonderland," which won a Costume Designers Guild Award on Tuesday night.

Oscars mystery: Why isn't Natalie Portman considered a shoo-in to win?

"Why isn't Natalie Portman considered a lock?" asks our forums moderator David "Guru" Schnelwar about her Oscar chances to win lead actress. He dug up research about past award patterns that suggests the odds are overwhelmingly in her favor.

Portman ("Black Swan") and Colin Firth ("The King's Speech") have won all of these awards this derby season: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Critics' Choice and BAFTA. With only one exception, all actors who have pulled off that feat in the past went on to bag the Oscar next. However, some notable gurus, such as our Buzzmeter pundits Anne Thompson and Peter Travers, are nonetheless betting on Annette Bening ("The Kids Are All Right") to prevail.

The only star who didn't win the Oscar after sweeping those precursor prizes: Russell Crowe ("A Beautiful Mind"). He probably would've won the Academy Award too, but he lost the sympathy of voters when he lost his temper and attacked a BAFTA producer, thus throwing the lead actor race to Denzel Washington ("Training Day").

Portman has behaved most graciously throughout this awards season, of course, but there are several good reasons why she could be tripped up by Bening, who is: 1) a three-time past loser overdue to win; 2) a member of the academy's Board of Governors; 3) a heterosexual star who plays gay, which earned Oscar gold for Sean Penn ("Milk") and Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia").

Below: The actors who swept their awards season by winning the Oscar, Golden Globe, Critics' Choice, SAG and BAFTA Awards.

BEST ACTOR
1996 - Geoffrey Rush, "Shine"
2004 - Jamie Foxx, "Ray"
2005 - Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
2006 - Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"
2007 - Daniel Day Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
2007 - Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
2008 - Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
2009 - Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"

BEST ACTRESS
2000 - Julia Roberts, "Erin Brockovich"
2005 - Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"
2006 - Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
2008 - Kate Winslet, "The Reader"