What is the proper name for the Oscars?

Answer 1

The proper name for the Oscars is the Academy Awards of Merit. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also distributes other awards, but the awards of merit are the most famous, and they are commonly referred to as the Oscars.

Answer 2

Here is a list of the 2010 Academy Awards presented on February 27, 2011:

Best Picture -- "The King's Speech"

Best Actor -- Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

Best Actress -- Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Best Supporting Actor -- Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

Best Supporting Actress -- Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

Best Director -- Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"

Best Animated Feature -- "Toy Story 3"

Best Foreign-Language Film -- "In a Better World" (Denmark)

Best Original Screenplay -- David Seidler, "The King's Speech"

Best Adapted Screenplay -- Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"

Best Original Score -- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Social Network"

Best Original Song -- "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3," music and lyrics by Randy Newman

Art Direction -- "Alice in Wonderland," production design: Robert Stromberg; set decoration: Karen O'Hara

Cinematography -- "Inception," Wally Pfister

Costume Design -- "Alice in Wonderland," Colleen Atwood

Best Documentary Feature -- "Inside Job," Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs

Best Documentary (Short Subject) -- "Strangers No More," Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon

Film Editing -- "The Social Network," Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Makeup -- "The Wolfman," Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Best Short Film (Animated) -- "The Lost Thing," Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann

Best Short Film (Live Action) -- "God of Love," Luke Matheny

Sound Editing -- "Inception," Richard King

Sound Mixing -- "Inception," Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick

Visual Effects -- "Inception," Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb