OSCARS

Nina: I want to be perfect.
Thomas: Perfection is not just about control. It's also about letting go. Surprise yourself so you can surprise the audience. Transcendence! Very few have it in them.
Nina: I think I do have it in me.

My picks out of the nominations:

Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Best Picture: Black Swan, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, & Scott Franklin
Best Short: Wish 143, Ian Barnes & Samantha Waite
Best Documentary Feature: Gasland, Josh Fox & Trish Adlesic
Best Documentary Short: Warriors of Qiugang, Rachel Yang & Thomas Lennon
Best Animated Picture: The Illusionist, Sylvain Chomet
Best Animated Short: Day & Night, Teddy Newton
Best Foreign Feature: Mexico: Biutiful
Best Director: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Best Cinematographer: Roger Deakins, True Grit
Best Editor: Andrew Weisblum, Black Swan
Best Screenplay: David Seidler, The King's Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Original Score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Song: Randy Newman, "We Belong Together", Toy Story 3
Best Sound Editing: Gwendolyn Yates Whittle & Addison Teague, Tron: Legacy
Best Sound Mixing: Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, & Mark Weingarten, The Social Network
Best Art Direction: Eve Stewart - Production Design, Judy Farr - Set Decoration, The King's Speech
Best Costumes: Jenny Beavan, The King's Speech
Best Make-up: Rick Baker & Dave Elsey, The Wolf-man
Best Visual Effects: Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Daniel Sudlick, Iron Man 2