BAFTA Award Nominees 2011: Has 'Social Network' Finally Met Its Match?

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (or simply BAFTA) have announced the nominees for their annual awards ceremony, with The King's Speech leading the way in nominations -- 14 of them, to be exact.
The big question here is whether The Social Network can continue its dominance on British turf, as The King's Speech seems tailored to take home the top awards here. We shall see.

BAFTA announces its winners on Sunday, February 13.

Breakdown of major categories after the jump...

Post-Golden Globes & Critics' Choice Oscar Predictions

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The Social Network pretty much cleaned house this weekend at the Critics' Choice Awards and Golden Globes. It's getting to be a little absurd, actually, as this film has dominated nearly every substantial awards ceremony thus far. Have voters been succumbing to groupthink? Or is the film just simply that good? I would say that it might be a combination of the two.

But anyway, we have a pretty good idea of who's a likely winner in most of the major Oscar categories, as a general consensus seems to have been reached. But there could still be a few surprises as far as nominations go, so I'm at least hoping for that.

My predictions after the jump...

BFCA's Critics' Choice Awards Results & Analysis

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Best Picture:
WINNER: "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Director:
WINNER: David Fincher, "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Actor:
WINNER: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech" (my pick)

Best Actress:
WINNER: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" (my pick)

Best Supporting Actor:
WINNER: Christian Bale, "The Fighter" (my pick)

Best Supporting Actress:
WINNER: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
My pick: Amy Adams, "The Fighter"

Best Young Actor/Actress:
WINNER: Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"
My pick: Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"

Best Acting Ensemble:
WINNER: "The Fighter"
My pick: "The Social Network"

Best Original Screenplay:
WINNER: David Seidler, "The King's Speech"
My pick: Christopher Nolan, "Inception"

Best Adapted Screenplay:
WINNER: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Cinematography:
WINNER: Wally Pfister, "Inception"
My pick: Roger Deakins, "True Grit"

Best Comedy:
WINNER: "Easy A" (my pick)

Best Action Movie:
WINNER: "Inception" (my pick)

More after the jump...

Golden Globes 2011: Results & Analysis

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Note: This is only a recap of the film winners

Best Motion Picture: Drama
WINNER: "The Social Network"
My pick: "The King's Speech"

Best Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical
WINNER: The Kids are All Right (my pick)

Best Director
WINNER: David Fincher, "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Actor: Motion Picture Drama
WINNER: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech" (my pick)

Best Actress: Motion Picture Drama
WINNER: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" (my pick)

Best Actor: Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version"
My pick: Johnny Depp, "Alice in Wonderland"

Best Actress: Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Annette Bening, "The Kids are All Right" (my pick)

Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
My pick: Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
My pick: Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
WINNER: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Animated Film
WINNER: "Toy Story 3" (my pick)

Best Original Score
WINNER: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Social Network"
My pick: Danny Elfman, "Alice in Wonderland"

More after the jump...