2010 Knight Awards Winners: The End is Nigh

Another year another Oscar Ceremony upon us.  Another year another Knight Award Winners announcement.  My enthusiasm has waned considerably in the past few weeks when it comes to the 2010 film year.  This Awards season has been exhausting in many ways, but mostly for its predictability.  I've also grown tired because my horse in this race has almost zero chance of finishing first even though it has the entire critical community behind it.  You think I would be used to this by now.  The Academy and I seldom agree with what should even be nominated let alone what should actually win.  I'm looking forward to Sunday night where I can get drunk, yell at the TV screen during the ceremony, and pass out and forget all about it the next day.  It is two months into 2011 after all and I really need to start obsessing about the films coming out this year. It will be a nice palette cleanser. I'm not even having an Oscar party this year due to rehearsal situations.  2010 will never be remembered as a great film year, but I must admit there are at least five films that had a profound effect on me that I may well never forget.  They are, in no particular order, The Social Network, Inception, Black Swan, True Grit, and Shutter Island.  Each one is an amazing vision from accomplished directors working at the top of their form.  It was worth wadding through all the trash just to get to those five beautiful pieces of work. In the next couple of days expect a reaction post to the Oscar Ceremony as well as a post on my most anticipated films of 2011.  Without further ado here are the 2010 Knight Award Winners. Read after the jump.



Best Musical Score

Hans Zimmer - Inception - WINNER
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Social Network - Honorable Mention


Best Sound Editing

Richard King – Inception - WINNER

Craig Henighan, Wayne Lemmer - Black Swan – Honorable Mention

Best Sound Design

Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick,  Mark Weingarten - The Social Network - WINNER

Brian Emrich, Craig Henighan - Black Swan – Honorable Mention

Best Visual Effects

Inception - WINNER

Black Swan – Honorable Mention

Best Make-Up Design

Patricia Regan - Shutter Island - WINNER

Judy Chin - Black Swan – Honorable Mention

Best Costume Design

Antonella Cannarozzi - I Am Love - WINNER

Amy Westcott - Black Swan – Honorable Mention

Best Production Design

Guy Hendrix Dyas – Inception - WINNER

Dante Ferretti - Shutter Island – Honorable Mention

Best Editing

Lee Smith – Inception - WINNER

Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall - The Social Network – Honorable Mention

Best Cinematography

Mathew Libatique - Black Swan - WINNER

Robert Richardson - Shutter Island – Honorable Mention

Best Adapted Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network - WINNER

Joel and Ethan Coen - True Grit – Honorable Mention

Best Original Screenplay

Christopher Nolan – Inception - WINNER

Luca Guadagnino, Barbara Alberti, Ivan Cotroneo, Walter Fasano - I Am Love – Honorable Mention

Best Ensemble Cast

The Social Network - WINNER

Animal Kingdom – Honorable Mention

Best Actress in a Limited Role

Rooney Mara – The Social Network - WINNER

Blake Lively – The Town – Honorable Mention

Best Actor in a Limited Role

Richard Jenkins – Let Me In - WINNER

Pete Postlethwaite – The Town – Honorable Mention

Best Supporting Actress

Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom - WINNER

Marion Cotillard – Inception – Honorable Mention

Best Supporting Actor

Andrew Garfield – The Social Network - WINNER

Ben Mendelsohn – Animal Kingdom – Honorable Mention

Best Actress

Natalie Portman – Black Swan - WINNER

Tilda Swinton – I Am Love – Honorable Mention

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – Shutter Island - WINNER

Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network – Honorable Mention

Best Director

David Fincher – The Social Network - WINNER

Christopher Nolan – Inception – Honorable Mention

Best Picture

The Social Network - WINNER

Inception - Honorable Mention

Thus concludes the 2010 Knight Awards.  Bring on 2011.