Kodak Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by
James Franco Anne Hathaway[1]
Preshow hosts
Tim Gunn Maria Menounos Robin Roberts Krista Smith[2]
Produced by
Bruce Cohen Don Mischer[3]
Directed by
Don Mischer[3]
Highlights
Best Picture
The King's Speech
Most awards
Inception and The King's Speech (4)
Most nominations
The King's Speech (12)
TV in the United States
Network
ABC
Duration
3 hours, 16 minutes[4]
Ratings
37.9 million 21.2% (Nielsen ratings)[5]
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The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST (8:30 p.m. EST). During the ceremony, Academy Awards (commonly called the Oscars) were presented in 24 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer, with Mischer also serving as director.[6][7] Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony, marking the first time for each.[8]
In related events, the Academy held its second annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 13, 2010.[9] On February 12, 2011, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Marisa Tomei.[10]
The King's Speech won four awards, including Best Picture.[11][12][13] Other winners included Inception with four awards, The Social Network with three, Alice in Wonderland, The Fighter, and Toy Story 3 with two, and Black Swan, God of Love, In a Better World, Inside Job, The Lost Thing, Strangers No More, and The Wolfman with one. The telecast garnered almost 38 million viewers in the United States.
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^"Robin Roberts, Tim Gunn to Host ABC's Oscar Pre-Show". ABC News (The Walt Disney Company). February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
^ abYoung, John (June 22, 2010). "Oscars: Academy picks Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer to produce 83rd Academy Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
^Lowry, Brian (February 27, 2011). "The 83rd Annual Academy Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
^Golum, Robert (March 1, 2011). "U.S. Broadcast Television Ratings for the Week Ended Feb. 27". Bloomberg Businessweek (Bloomberg L.P.). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^Littleton, Cynthia; McNairy, Dave (June 22, 2010). "Academy taps Oscar producers". Variety. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
^Young, John (June 22, 2010). "Oscars: Academy picks Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer to produce 83rd Academy Awards". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^O'Connor, Clint (November 29, 2010). "Anne Hathaway and James Franco to team as Oscar hosts". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
^Vary, Adam B. (November 14, 2010). "The Governors Awards: The stars come out to honor cinema greats — and maybe snag an Oscar nod in the process". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^Harrison, Alexa (February 4, 2011). "Marisa Tomei to host Sci-Tech Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^Dudek, Duane (February 28, 2011). "Oscar plays it safe, crowns 'King's Speech'". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^Vognar, Chris (February 28, 2011). "'The King's Speech' takes home a royal bounty at Oscars". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^Germain, David (February 27, 2011). "'King's Speech' claims best-picture Oscar". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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