2010 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 120 Academy Award records for the 2010 film year, covering 56 films and including 24 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ The King's SpeechIain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
10 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- The King's Speech
4 wins from 12 award records
- Inception
4 wins from 8 award records
- The Social Network
3 wins from 8 award records
- The Fighter
2 wins from 7 award records
- Toy Story 3
2 wins from 5 award records
- Alice in Wonderland
2 wins from 3 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ The King's Speech — King George VI
- ★ The Fighter — Dicky Eklund
- ★ Black Swan — Nina Sayers/The Swan Queen
- ★ The Fighter — Alice Ward
- ★ Toy Story 3 — We Belong Together
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 120 of 120 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ The King's Speech IMDB — Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- Black Swan IMDB — Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- The Fighter IMDB — David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- Inception IMDB — Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- The Kids Are All Right IMDB — Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- 127 Hours IMDB — Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- The Social Network IMDB — Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- Toy Story 3 IMDB — Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- True Grit IMDB — Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- Winter's Bone IMDB — Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Best Actor
- ★ The King's Speech IMDB — Colin FirthKing George VI
- Biutiful IMDB — Javier BardemUxbal
- True Grit IMDB — Jeff BridgesRooster Cogburn
- The Social Network IMDB — Jesse EisenbergMark Zuckerberg
- 127 Hours IMDB — James FrancoAron Ralston
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Fighter IMDB — Christian BaleDicky Eklund
- Winter's Bone IMDB — John HawkesTeardrop
- The Town IMDB — Jeremy RennerJames Coughlin
- The Kids Are All Right IMDB — Mark RuffaloPaul
- The King's Speech IMDB — Geoffrey RushLionel Logue
Best Actress
- ★ Black Swan IMDB — Natalie PortmanNina Sayers/The Swan Queen
- The Kids Are All Right IMDB — Annette BeningNic
- Rabbit Hole IMDB — Nicole KidmanBecca
- Winter's Bone IMDB — Jennifer LawrenceRee
- Blue Valentine IMDB — Michelle WilliamsCindy
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ The Fighter IMDB — Melissa LeoAlice Ward
- The Fighter IMDB — Amy AdamsCharlene Fleming
- The King's Speech IMDB — Helena Bonham CarterQueen Elizabeth
- True Grit IMDB — Hailee SteinfeldMattie Ross
- Animal Kingdom IMDB — Jacki WeaverJanine 'Smurf' Cody
Animated Feature Film
- ★ Toy Story 3 IMDB — Lee Unkrich
- How to Train Your Dragon IMDB — Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- The Illusionist IMDB — Sylvain Chomet
Art Direction
- ★ Alice in Wonderland IMDB — Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 IMDB — Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
- Inception IMDB — Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
- The King's Speech IMDB — Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
- True Grit IMDB — Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Cinematography
Costume Design
Best Director
- ★ The King's Speech IMDB — Tom Hooper
- Black Swan IMDB — Darren Aronofsky
- The Fighter IMDB — David O. Russell
- The Social Network IMDB — David Fincher
- True Grit IMDB — Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Documentary Feature
- ★ Inside Job IMDB — Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
- Exit through the Gift Shop IMDB — Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
- Gasland IMDB — Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
- Restrepo IMDB — Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
- Waste Land IMDB — Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ Strangers No More IMDB — Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
- Killing in the Name IMDB — Jed Rothstein
- Poster Girl IMDB — Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block
- Sun Come Up IMDB — Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
- The Warriors of Qiugang IMDB — Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Film Editing
- ★ The Social Network IMDB — Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
- Black Swan IMDB — Andrew Weisblum
- The Fighter IMDB — Pamela Martin
- The King's Speech IMDB — Tariq Anwar
- 127 Hours IMDB — Jon Harris
International Feature Film
- ★ In a Better World IMDB — Denmark
- Biutiful IMDB — Mexico
- Dogtooth IMDB — Greece
- Incendies IMDB — Canada
- Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) IMDB — Algeria
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ The Wolfman IMDB — Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
- Barney's Version IMDB — Adrien Morot
- The Way Back IMDB — Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
Original Score
- ★ The Social Network IMDB — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- How to Train Your Dragon IMDB — John Powell
- Inception IMDB — Hans Zimmer
- The King's Speech IMDB — Alexandre Desplat
- 127 Hours IMDB — A.R. Rahman
Original Song
- ★ Toy Story 3 IMDB — Music and Lyric by Randy NewmanWe Belong Together
- Country Strong IMDB — Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary LindseyComing Home
- Tangled IMDB — Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Glenn SlaterI See The Light
- 127 Hours IMDB — Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Dido and Rollo ArmstrongIf I Rise
Animated Short Film
- ★ The Lost Thing IMDB — Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
- Day & Night IMDB — Teddy Newton
- The Gruffalo IMDB — Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
- Let's Pollute IMDB — Geefwee Boedoe
- Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) IMDB — Bastien Dubois
Live Action Short Film
- ★ God of Love IMDB — Luke Matheny
- The Confession IMDB — Tanel Toom
- The Crush IMDB — Michael Creagh
- Na Wewe IMDB — Ivan Goldschmidt
- Wish 143 IMDB — Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Sound Editing
- ★ Inception IMDB — Richard King
- Toy Story 3 IMDB — Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
- Tron: Legacy IMDB — Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
- True Grit IMDB — Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
- Unstoppable IMDB — Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Mixing
- ★ Inception IMDB — Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- The King's Speech IMDB — Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
- Salt IMDB — Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
- The Social Network IMDB — Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
- True Grit IMDB — Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Visual Effects
- ★ Inception IMDB — Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
- Alice in Wonderland IMDB — Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 IMDB — Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
- Hereafter IMDB — Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell
- Iron Man 2 IMDB — Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ The Social Network IMDB — Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
- 127 Hours IMDB — Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
- Toy Story 3 IMDB — Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- True Grit IMDB — Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- Winter's Bone IMDB — Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Original Screenplay
- ★ The King's Speech IMDB — Screenplay by David Seidler
- Another Year IMDB — Written by Mike Leigh
- The Fighter IMDB — Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
- Inception IMDB — Written by Christopher Nolan
- The Kids Are All Right IMDB — Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
Nominated films and other recorded entries
56 films represented in the 2010 archive selection.
- 127 Hours
- Alice in Wonderland
- Animal Kingdom
- Another Year
- Barney's Version
- Biutiful
- Black Swan
- Blue Valentine
- Country Strong
- Day & Night
- Dogtooth
- Exit through the Gift Shop
- Gasland
- God of Love
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Hereafter
- How to Train Your Dragon
- I Am Love
- In a Better World
- Incendies
- Inception
- Inside Job
- Iron Man 2
- Killing in the Name
- Let's Pollute
- Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)
- Na Wewe
- Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)
- Poster Girl
- Rabbit Hole
- Restrepo
- Salt
- Strangers No More
- Sun Come Up
- Tangled
- The Confession
- The Crush
- The Fighter
- The Gruffalo
- The Illusionist
- The Kids Are All Right
- The King's Speech
- The Lost Thing
- The Social Network
- The Tempest
- The Town
- The Warriors of Qiugang
- The Way Back
- The Wolfman
- Toy Story 3
- Tron: Legacy
- True Grit
- Unstoppable
- Waste Land
- Winter's Bone
- Wish 143
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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