mock oscar poll (bloggers' choice): PICK THE WINNERS!

The votes have been tallied!  After finalizing the mock Oscar ballot poll that I conducted, the nominees have been decided upon, and it's time to choose your winners.  Through the lengthy process of following Academy procedures for tabulating, we were left with a few surprises.  Leading the nomination count pack was Black Swan with a sizable 11 nods, followed by The Fighter, The King's Speech, andThe Social Network with eight apiece.  As far as big surprises go, the biggest came with frontrunner The King's Speech missing out on a Best Picture and Best Lead Actor nod.  In addition, True Grit's haul was reduced from 10 to two in our balloting poll.  Academy favoriteBiutiful got nixed altogether, and confusion over its true status led Toy Story 3 to miss out on a screenplay nomination (How to Train Your Dragon led TS3 five to three).  And there was a bloodbath courtesy of Burlesque in the Original Song category - you guys love your Christina/Cher!  So let's get to the nominations - and don't forget to pick your winners!

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Lead Actress

Best Lead Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Art Direction

Best Makeup

Best Original Score

Best Costume Design

Best Original Song

Best Foreign-Language Film

Best Animated Feature

Best Documentary Feature

Best Visual Effects

Best Sound Mixing

Best Sound Editing

Best Film Editing