More Red Carpets Ahead for Facebook Movie

The blockbuster movie "The Social Network" continued to get Hollywood honors Tuesday with the announcement of Academy Award nominees.

"The Social Network," the somewhat loose story of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's rise to wealth, fame and power, got eight nominations.   The movie will be a favorite for Best Picture after winning four Golden Globe awards earlier this month.

"The Social Network" is up for:

1. Best Picture
2. Best Director (David Fincher)
3. Best Actor (Jesse Eisenberg),
4. Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin)
5. Original Score (Trent Reznor)
6. Cinematography
7. Film Editing
8. Sound Mixing

Aaron Sorkin said of the nominations, "I love the way audiences responded to this movie. They came out and saw it and they loved it. It's a special cherry on top."   

Bay Area resident and the focus of the film Mark Zuckerberg has remained publicly silent on the movie and its success. Zuckerberg told Oprah that he only wished he had met that many girls and attended that many parties, during an appearance on her show last fall.  Zuckerberg also reportedly took fellow Facebook employees to a screening when it was first released.  

 BEST PICTURE

• “Black Swan”
• "The Fighter"
• "Inception"
• "The Kids are All Right"
• "The King’s Speech"
• "127 Hours"
• "
The Social Network"
• "
Toy Story 3"
• "True Grit"
• "Winter’s Bone"

BEST ACTOR

• Javier Bardem (“Biutiful”)
• Jeff Bridges (“True Grit”)
• Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”)
• Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”)
• James Franco (“127 Hours”)

BEST ACTRESS

• Annette Bening (“The Kids are All Right”)
• Nicole Kidman (“Rabbit Hole”)
• Jennifer Lawrence (“Winter’s Bone”)
• Natalie Portman (“Black Swan”)
• Michelle Williams (“Blue Valentine”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Christian Bale (“The Fighter”)
• Jeremy Renner (“The Town”)
• Mark Ruffalo (“The Kids are All Right”)
• Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech”)
• John Hawkes (“Winter’s Bone”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams (“The Fighter”)
• Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech”)
• Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”)
• Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit”)
• Jacki Weaver (“Animal Kingdom”)

BEST DIRECTOR

• Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan”)
• David O. Russell (“The Fighter”)
• Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”)
• David Fincher (“The Social Network”)
• Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (“True Grit”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• “How to Train Your Dragon”
• “The Illusionist”
• "Toy Story 3”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• “Another Year”
• “The Fighter”
• “Inception”
• “The Kids Are All Right”
• “The King’s Speech”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• “127 Hours”
• “The Social Network”
• “Toy Story 3”
• “True Grit"
• “Winter’s Bone”

For a complete list of nominees, check out the Academy’s official site. The Oscars air live Sunday, February 27th at 5 p.m. 

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