Best motion picture of the year
* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
* The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production
* Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
* The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
* The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
* True Grit (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production
* Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter's Bone Production
Achievement in directing
* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
* The Fighter (Paramount), David O. Russell
* The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
* True Grit (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
