Actor In A Supporting Role

Christian Bale - The Fighter

Christian Bale plays Dicky Eklund, a former fighter now managing the career of his younger brother, Micky. This is the first Academy Award nomination for Christian Bale

Actress In A Supporting Role

Melissa Leo - The Fighter

As Alice Ward, Melissa Leo plays a selfish and controlling woman who is harming her son's chance to become a successful fighter. This is the second Academy Award nomination for Melissa Leo. She was previously nominated for:

FROZEN RIVER (2008) -- Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role

Animated Feature Film

Toy Story 3 - Lee Unkrich

As Andy prepares to leave for college, his toys face an uncertain future now that the little boy who played with them is growing up. Their problems seem to be solved when they are donated to a local day care center, but the reality of their new life proves to be quite different from what they had expected.

Including his nomination this year for Adapted Screenplay for TOY STORY 3, this is the second Academy Award nomination for Lee Unkrich.

Art Direction

Alice In Wonderland

Robert Stromberg (Production Design); Karen O'Hara (Set Decoration)

When Alice, now 19, flees the scene of her impending marriage to an obnoxious aristocrat, she follows a rabbit down a hole and finds herself once again in the Wonderland she remembers as a childhood dream. There, she reencounters the strange beings she met on her first visit and discovers that they have been awaiting her return.

This is the third Academy Award nomination for Robert Stromberg. He was previously nominated for:

AVATAR (2009) -- Winner, Art Direction
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) -- Nominee, Visual Effects

This is the second Academy Award nomination for Karen O'Hara. She was previously nominated for:

THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) -- Nominee, Art Direction

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