Best Original Screenplay

1. Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg -The Kids Are All Right
2. David Seidler – The King’s Speech
3. Christopher Nolan – Inception
4. Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin – Black Swan
5. Mike Leigh – Another Year
6. Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson – The Fighter
7. Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network
2. Joel and Ethan Coen – True Grit
3. Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle – 127 Hours
4. Debra Granik, Anne Rosselini – Winter’s Bone
5. Michael Arndt – Toy Story 3
6. Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard – The Town
7. William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders – How to Train Your Dragon

Best Original Score

1. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – The Social Network
2. Hans Zimmer – Inception
3. Alexandre Desplat – The King’s Speech
4. AR Rahman – 127 Hours
5. Danny Elfman – Alice in Wonderland
6. Clint Mansell – Black Swan (Ineligible)
7. Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer
8. Carter Burwell – True Grit (Ineligible)
9. Randy Newman – Toy Story 3

Chances are, if a film isn’t on one of those lists, it’s not going to get nominated. Still, making the master list below means there’s always a chance. Here are the lists.

Original screenplays

AGORA
ALL GOOD THINGS
ALPHA AND OMEGA
ANIMAL KINGDOM
ANOTHER YEAR
APARORIS
APPLAUSE
BIUTIFUL
BLACK SWAN
BLACK TULIP
BLUE VALENTINE
THE BOOK OF ELI
THE BOUNTY HUNTER
BROOKLYN’S FINEST
BURIED
BURLESQUE
CAIRO TIME
CASE 39
CASINO JACK
CITY ISLAND
THE CONCERT
CONVICTION
COP OUT
COUNTRY STRONG
CRAYON
CYRUS
DATE NIGHT
DAYBREAKERS
DEFENDOR
DESPICABLE ME
DEVIL
DREAMKILLER
THE DREAMS OF JINSHA
DROOL
THE DRY LAND
DUE DATE
EASY A
ESSENTIAL KILLING
EXPECTING MARY
THE EXPENDABLES
THE FIGHTER
FOUR LIONS
FRANKIE & ALICE
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE
FURRY VENGEANCE
GET LOW
GOING THE DISTANCE
GREENBERG
GROWN UPS
HAPPY TEARS
THE HARIMAYA BRIDGE
HARRY BROWN
HEARTBREAKER
HEAVEN’S RAIN
HEREAFTER
HIDEWAY (LE REFUGE)
HOLY ROLLERS
HOW DO YOU KNOW
HOWL
HUBBLE 3D
I AM LOVE
IDIOTS AND ANGELS
THE ILLUSIONIST
INCEPTION
INSIDE JOB
THE JONESES
JUST WRIGHT
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
KILLERS
THE KING’S SPEECH
KNIGHT AND DAY
THE LAST EXORCISM
LEAP YEAR
LEBANON
LEGION
LETTERS TO GOD
LETTERS TO JULIET
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
LOTTERY TICKET
LOUIS
LOVE RANCH
MACHETE
MADE IN DAGENHAM
MEGAMIND
MICMACS
MIDDLE MEN
MISCONCEPTIONS
MONSTERS
MORNING GLORY
MOTHER AND CHILD
MY NAME IS KHAN
MY SOUL TO TAKE
NIGHT CATCHES US
OCEANS
ONDINE
THE OTHER GUYS
OUR FAMILY WEDDING
PLEASE GIVE
PREACHER’S KID
RED HILL
REMEMBER ME
ROBIN HOOD
ROZYCZKA
SALT
SEQUESTRO
SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE
THE SICILIAN GIRL
SIX DAYS IN PARADISE
SKYLINE
SOLITARY MAN
SOMEWHERE
SPLICE
THE SPY NEXT DOOR
STONE
SUMMER WARS
TAKERS
3 BILLION AND COUNTING
THE TILLMAN STORY
TOOTH FAIRY
TOUCHING HOME
TRASH HUMPERS
UNBEATEN
UNSTOPPABLE
VALENTINE’S DAY
VAMPIRES SUCK
THE VIRGINITY HIT
WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN”
WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY
THE WARRIOR’S WAY
WATERCOLORS
WELCOME TO THE RILEYS
WHEN IN ROME
YOU AGAIN
YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER

Adapted screenplays

THE A-TEAM
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
THE AMERICAN
ANTON CHEKOV’S THE DUEL
BARNEY’S VERSION
CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE
CHARLIE ST CLOUD
CHLOE
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
CLASH OF THE TITANS
COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY
THE COMPANY MEN
THE CRAZIES
DEAR JOHN
DEATH AT A FUNERAL
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS
EAT PRAY LOVE
EDGE OF DARKNESS
THE EXTRA MAN
FAIR GAME
FLIPPED
FOR COLORED GIRLS
GET HIM TO THE GREEK
THE GHOST WRITER
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
GREEN ZONE
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1
HEMINGWAY’S GARDEN OF EDEN
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS
IRON MAN 2
IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY
JACK GOES BOATING
JOHN RABE
JONAH HEX
THE KARATE KID
KICK-ASS
THE LAST AIRBENDER
THE LAST SONG
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE
LET ME IN
LIFE DURING WARTIME
LIKE DANDELION DUST
LITTLE FOCKERS
THE LOSERS
LOVE & OTHER DRUGS
MACGRUBER
MAO’S LAST DANCER
MARMADUKE
MY DOG TULIP
NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS
NEVER LET ME GO
THE NEXT THREE DAYS
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
NOWHERE BOY
THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D
127 HOURS
OSS 117 – LOST IN RIO
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF
THE PERFECT GAME
PIRANHA 3D
PREDATORS
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
PURE COUNTRY 2: THE GIFT
QUEEN OF THE LOT
RABBIT HOLE
RAMONA AND BEEZUS
RED
REPO MEN
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE
THE RUNAWAYS
SAW 3D
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD
SECRETARIAT
SEX AND THE CITY 2
SHREK FOREVER AFTER
SHUTTER ISLAND
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE
STEP UP 3D
THE SWITCH
TAMARA DREWE
TANGLED
THE TAQWACORES
THE TEMPEST
TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE
THE TOURIST
THE TOWN
TOY STORY 3
TRON: LEGACY
TRUE GRIT
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE
TYLER PERRY’S “WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?”
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
THE WAY BACK
WILD GRASS
WINTER’S BONE
THE WOLFMAN
A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP
YOGI BEAR
YOUTH IN REVOLT

Original Score

THE A-TEAM
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
THE AMERICAN
ANIMAL KINGDOM
ANOTHER YEAR
APAPORIS
BABIES
BARNEY’S VERSION
BIUTIFUL
BLACK TULIP
BROOKLYN’S FINEST
CHARLIE ST. CLOUD
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
CLASH OF THE TITANS
CONVICTION
CYRUS
DAYBREAKERS
DESPICABLE ME
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS
EDGE OF DARKNESS
THE EXPENDABLES
FAIR GAME
FOR COLORED GIRLS
FRANKIE & ALICE
GET LOW
THE GHOST WRITER
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1
HEREAFTER
HOW DO YOU KNOW
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
HOWL
THE ILLUSIONIST
INCEPTION
INSIDE JOB
IRON MAN 2
JUST WRIGHT
THE KARATE KID
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE LAST AIRBENDER
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE
LET ME IN
LOVE & OTHER DRUGS
MADE IN DAGENHAM
MAO’S LAST DANCER
MARMADUKE
MIDDLE MEN
MORNING GLORY
MOTHER AND CHILD
NEVER LET ME GO
THE NEXT THREE DAYS
OCEANS
127 HOURS
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF
THE PERFECT GAME
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
PURE COUNTRY 2: THE GIFT
RABBIT HOLE
RAMONA AND BEEZUS
REMEMBER ME
ROBIN HOOD
SALT
SECRETARIAT
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE TEMPEST
TOOTH FAIRY
THE TOURIST
THE TOWN
TRON: LEGACY
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE
VAMPIRES SUCK
WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN”
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
THE WAY BACK
WILD GRASS
WINTER’S BONE
WRETCHES & JABBERERS
YOGI BEAR

There ya have it.  My favorite is MAO’S LAST DANCER.  Who says it can’t make the top?   Right-ee-oo, many.  It’s my top, so really now folks, does anything else matter………………………….?  Now now, no dart throwing or blood, I take the “Freedom of Speech” American-style.

A ‘must see’ film, broke box office records, won awards and stole hearts of this amazing man and this true story in Australia.  A short review from New York Observer and theater schedules are below:

MAO’S LAST DANCER, from acclaimed director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies), has been dazzling audiences around the world, and now it’s America’s turn!  The film opens Friday, August 20th in select cities, and if you’re in the NYC area you can register now to get two free tickets for a special sneak preview on Wednesday, August 18th. Go toobserver.com/mao for details.

Visit maoslastdancer-movie.com to watch the trailer, see a full list of cities where the film will be opening, explore an interactive timeline, buy the autobiography that the movie is based on, and much more. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook at facebook.com/maoslastdancer.

So, here’s the list.  I can’t understand why ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ is on DVD and hasn’t even been to theatres in North America!  They’d have taken out some good awards.  Go to my website to see the trailer:  suziesteen.com

The full list of nominees (winners in bold):

Best picture
“Avatar”
“The Blind Side”
“District 9″
“An Education”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”
“Up in the Air”

Best actor
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”

Best actress
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Best supporting actor
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best supporting actress
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique, “Precious”

Best director
James Cameron, “Avatar”
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”

Best foreign-language film
“Ajami,” Israel
“El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Argentina
“The Milk of Sorrow,” Peru
“Un Prophete,” France
“The White Ribbon,” Germany

Best adapted screenplay
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, “District 9″
Nick Hornby, “An Education”
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, “In the Loop”
Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious”
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”

Best original screenplay
Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, “The Messenger”
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man”
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter and Tom McCarthy, “Up”

Best animated feature film
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“The Secret of Kells”
“Up”

Best art direction
“Avatar”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
“Nine” “Sherlock Holmes”
“The Young Victoria”

Best cinematography
“Avatar”
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“The White Ribbon”

Best sound mixing
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Star Trek”
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

Best sound editing
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Star Trek”
“Up”

Best original score
“Avatar,” James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox,” Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes,” Hans Zimmer
“Up,” Michael Giacchino

Best original song
“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog,” Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog,” Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36,” Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from “Nine,” Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart,” Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best costume design
“Bright Star”
“Coco Before Chanel”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
“Nine”
“The Young Victoria”

Best documentary feature
“Burma VJ”
“The Cove”
“Food, Inc.”
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
“Which Way Home”

Best documentary short
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
“Music by Prudence”
“Rabbit a la Berlin”

Best film editing
“Avatar”
“District 9″
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”

Best makeup
“Il Divo”
“Star Trek”
“The Young Victoria”

Best animated short film
“French Roast”
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty”
“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)”
“Logorama”
“A Matter of Loaf and Death”

Best live-action short film
“The Door”
“Instead of Abracadabra”
“Kavi”
“Miracle Fish”
“The New Tenants”

Best visual effects
“Avatar”
“District 9″
“Star Trek”

We are still waiting for ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ to come to America! Help it out by checking out its IMDb page and by writing your own blog posts about how eager you are to see it.

These are the earnings for the previous weekend; gross earnings in parenthesis.

Avatar $19.4M ($232M)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $12.1M ($87.7M)
Sherlock Holmes $11.2M ($73.6M)
It’s Complicated $4.27M ($26.4M)
The Princess and the Frog $3.07M ($66.8M)
The Blind Side $2.81M ($187M)
Up in the Air $2.26M ($26.3M)
Did You Hear About the Morgans? $1.1M ($16.7M)
Nine $1.1M ($6.93M)
New Moon $959K ($282M)

Happy viewing!

Be sure to check out my IMDb profile for more info about me.

Mao’s Last Dancer was given the award for Best Musical Score, Christopher Gordon, who is a wonderful man. Jane Scott, Producer of Mao’s Last Dancer, picked up an award for ‘People’s Choice’ best film.  She was quite emotional as our 1st AD on the film has died at an early age.

Lot’s of great Australian films won the major awards. Australia got the new award of “top box office”. Baz Luhrman accepted and appeared very humble and grateful.

The ‘after party’ was crazy for the younger crowd. I sat with Christopher Gordon and his AFI award on the table (it’s beautiful), feeling very pleased. I left early and ran into Fred Schepisi & Anthony LaPaglia. Mr. LaPaglia was not too impressed with the hundreds of on-lookers who wanted photos. Paparazzi were quite respectful.

To find out more, go to: Suzie Steen on IMDb.

I think this is Bruce Beresford at his best.  Taking a book written by Li Cunxin — THERE are many heartfelt touches in Mao’s Last Dancer, Bruce Beresford’s stirring, uplifting adaptation of the best-selling memoir by Li Cunxin, the Chinese ballet star who defected to the West in 1981 while on a fellowship with the Houston Ballet.

We are ‘mere’ actors watched this story unfold beautifully and truthfully to Li’s story.  I was fortunate to be chose to play ‘Betty Lou’, one of the Opera Patrons who was in the beginning a little worried about having a Chinese dancer play Don Quiote (remember this was 1981).  I found myself while filming somewhat teary-eyed as the wonderful Chi played exquisitely the role of Li.

The film is playing at theatres all over the country and I am fortunate to see it again tonight at Greater Union Cinemas on George Street in Sydney in the Gold Class section.  If you see me, say hello.   It can be difficult to be an American actress in Australia, but this made my dreams come true.

Mao’s Last Dancer is showing at Greater Union, Hoyts, Dendy Cinemas, Palace Cinemas, Village Cinemas, and more. Click here to see session times at your local cinema.