53rd Annual Grammy Award Winners in Select Categories

It was a crazy night at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.  First, Canadian rock band, Arcade Fire surprised pretty much everyone with their win for "Album of the Year" (The Suburbs).  The acclaimed alternative band was so surprised, they even performed another song to close out the Grammy telecast.

Lady Antebellum won 5 Grammys, including Record and Song of Year.  Esperanza Spalding, the jazz singer and bassist from Portland, Oregon, became the first jazz artist to win "Best New Artist," and she counts Prince as a mentor  Nominated in 10 categories, Eminem won 2, including "Best Rap Actor."  Neil Young also won his first Grammy (in a musical category).

For a complete list of winners in the 109 categories, go to this page at the Grammy website.  Here, is a list of winners in selected major categories (thanks to the Associated Press via Yahoo) with a special addition on my part:

Album of the Year: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire

Record of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

Song of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

New Artist: Esperanza Spalding

Pop Vocal Album: "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Hey Soul Sister," Train

Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga

Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Just The Way You Are," Bruno Mars

Rock Song: "Angry World," Neil Young

Rock Album: "The Resistance," Muse

R and B Song: "Shine," John Legend and The Roots

R and B Album: "Wake up!" John Legend and The Roots

Rap Solo Performance: "Not Afraid," Eminem

Rap Song: "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

Rap Album: "Recovery," Eminem

Female Country Vocal Performance: "The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert

Male Country Vocal Performance: "'Til Summer Comes Around," Keith Urban

Country Performance by a Duo or Group: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

Country Album: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

Latin Pop Album: "Paraiso Express," Alejandro Sanz

Contemporary Jazz Album: "The Stanley Clarke Band," The Stanley Clarke Band

Classical Album: "Verdi: Requiem," Riccardo Muti, conductor

Traditional Gospel Album: "Downtown Church," Patty Griffin

Dance Recording: "Only Girl (In The World)," Rihanna

Electronic Dance Album: "La Roux," La Roux

Alternative Music Album: "Brothers," The Black Keys

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: "Zydeco Junkie," Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band

Spoken Word Album: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)," Jon Stewart

http://www.grammy.com/

2011 Orange BAFTA Winners Complete List

British film, The King's Speech, won 7 of its 14 nominations at the 2011 Orange BAFTA Awards, including the dual honors of "Best Film" and "Outstanding British Film."  It's chief rival, The Social Network, won "Best Director" for David Fincher and "Adapted Screenplay" for Aaron Sorkin.

The 2011 BAFTA winners:

Best Film: "The King's Speech"

Outstanding British Film: "The King's Speech"

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: "Four Lions"

Director: David Fincher, "The Social Network"

Leading Actor: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"


Leading Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
 
Original Screenplay: David Seidler, "The King's Speech"

Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"

Film Not in the English Language: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Animated Film: "Toy Story 3"

Original Music: Alexandre Desplat, "The King's Speech"

Cinematography: Roger Deakins, "True Grit"

Editing: "The Social Network"

Production Design: "Inception"

Costume Design: "Alice in Wonderland"

Sound: "Inception"

Special Visual Effects: "Inception"

Make Up and Hair: "Alice in Wonderland"

Short Animation: "The Eagleman Stag"

Short Film: "Until the River Runs Red"

Rising Star Award: Tom Hardy

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: The Harry Potter Series

"The King's Speech" Wins Best Picture BAFTA

BEST FILM

THE KING’S SPEECH Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin WINNER

BLACK SWAN Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin

INCEPTION Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan

THE SOCIAL NETWORK Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Céan Chaffin

TRUE GRIT Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Colin Firth Wins Best Actor BAFTA for "The King's Speech"

LEADING ACTOR

COLIN FIRTH The King’s Speech WINNER

JAVIER BARDEM Biutiful

JEFF BRIDGES True Grit

JESSE EISENBERG The Social Network

JAMES FRANCO 127 Hours
 

Natalie Portman Wins Best Actress BAFTA for "Black Swan"

LEADING ACTRESS

NATALIE PORTMAN Black Swan

ANNETTE BENING The Kids Are All Right

JULIANNE MOORE The Kids Are All Right

NOOMI RAPACE The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

HAILEE STEINFELD True Grit

David Fincher Wins Best Director BAFTA for "The Social Network"

DIRECTOR

THE SOCIAL NETWORK David Fincher

127 HOURS Danny Boyle

BLACK SWAN Darren Aronofsky

INCEPTION Christopher Nolan

THE KING’S SPEECH Tom Hooper

"True Grit" Wins Best Cinematography BAFTA

CINEMATOGRAPHY

TRUE GRIT Roger Deakins WINNER

127 HOURS Anthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak

BLACK SWAN Matthew Libatique

INCEPTION Wally Pfister

THE KING’S SPEECH Danny Cohen