Several CBM Stars Pick Up Academy Award Nominations

For best actress in a leading role..

Jennifer Lawrence(who will play Mystique in X-Men:First Class) for Winters Bone

Natalie Portman(who wil play Jane Foster in Thor) for Black Swan.

In the best supporting actor category..

And in the best actor in a supporting role category..

Christian Bale(Who has played, and will again play Batman in TDKR) for The Fighter

Jeremy Renner(Who will play Hawkeye in The Avengers) for The Town

Mark Ruffalo(Who will play Bruce Banner/Hulk in The Avengers) for The Kids Are All Right

Also Darren Aronofsky, who will bring us The Wolverine, was nominated for best director for Black Swan. And controversially Christopher Nolan was NOT nominated for best director for Inception even though the film did pick up a best feature nom, and Nolan picked one up for best original screenplay. Still, robbed again I'm sure you will agree. The mighty Jeff Bridges(Iron Man) and James Franco(Spider-Man 1 to 3) also picked up best actor noms for their stellar work in True Grit and 127 Hours. And Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3 received not only a best animated feature nom, but best picture too. Iron Man 2 received a nomination in teh best visual effects category.

Here is a full list of the major nominations..

BEST PICTURE
127 HOURS
BLACK SWAN
INCEPTION
THE FIGHTER
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
WINTER’S BONE

BEST ACTOR
JEFF BRIDGES – TRUE GRIT
JAVIER BARDEM – BIUTIFUL
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 ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
CHRISTIAN BALE – THE FIGHTER
JOHN HAWKES – WINTER’S BONE
JEREMY RENNER – THE TOWN
MARK RUFFALO – THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
GEOFFREY RUSH – THE KING’S SPEECH

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AMY ADAMS – THE FIGHTER
HELENA BONHAM CARTER – THE KING’S SPEECH
MELISSA LEO – THE FIGHTER
HAILEE STEINFELD – TRUE GRIT
JACKIE WEAVER – ANIMAL KINGDOM

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
TOY STORY 3
THE ILLUSIONIST

BEST DIRECTOR
DARREN ARONOFSKY – BLACK SWAN
DAVID FINCHER – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOM HOOPER – THE KING’S SPEECH
JOEL AND ETHAN COEN – TRUE GRIT
DAVID O. RUSSELL – THE FIGHTER

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1
HEREAFTER
INCEPTION
IRON MAN 2