The Fighter

Paramount received the following nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards:

THE FIGHTER:
– Best motion picture of the year
- Achievement in Direction - David O. Russell
- Best Original Screenplay - Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
- Amy Adams – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Melissa Leo – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Christian Bale – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Pamela Martin - Achievement in film editing

TRUE GRIT:
- Best motion picture of the year
- Achievement in Direction - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
– Best Adapted Screenplay - Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
– Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Jeff Bridges
– Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Hailee Steinfeld
- Achievement in Sound Mixing - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
- Achievement in Sound Editing - Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
- Achievement in Costume Design - True Grit (Paramount) Mary Zophres
- Achievement in Cinematography – Roger Deakins
- Art Direction -  Jess Gonchor (Production Design), Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON:
- Best Animated Film of the Year - Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois –
- Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - John Powell

IRON MAN 2:
- Achievement in Visual Effects - Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick