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| Date |
Headline |
| January 8, 2011 |
Arizona shooting leaves six dead and 14 injured, including US Representative Gabrielle Giffords |
| February 11, 2011 |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns after 18 days of protests |
| March 11, 2011 |
9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, causing widespread damage and a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant |
| May 1, 2011 |
Osama bin Laden, leader of Al-Qaeda, is killed by US forces in Pakistan |
| July 7, 2011 |
News Corporation's News of the World tabloid is shut down amid a phone hacking scandal |
| August 5, 2011 |
Standard & Poor's downgrades the US credit rating from AAA to AA+ |
| October 20, 2011 |
Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is captured and killed by rebel forces |
| November 26, 2011 |
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies, and is succeeded by his son Kim Jong-un |
| December 15, 2011 |
US troops officially withdraw from Iraq, ending the Iraq War |
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Movies of the year
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| Movie Title |
Director |
Genre |
IMDb Rating |
| The Artist |
Michel Hazanavicius |
Comedy, Drama, Romance |
7.9 |
| The Descendants |
Alexander Payne |
Comedy, Drama |
7.3 |
| Hugo |
Martin Scorsese |
Adventure, Drama, Family |
7.5 |
| Moneyball |
Bennett Miller |
Biography, Drama, Sport |
7.6 |
| Midnight in Paris |
Woody Allen |
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
7.7 |
| The Help |
Tate Taylor |
Drama |
8.0 |
| Drive |
Nicolas Winding Refn |
Action, Crime, Drama |
7.8 |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
David Fincher |
Crime, Drama, Mystery |
7.8 |
| War Horse |
Steven Spielberg |
Drama, War |
7.2 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 |
David Yates |
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
8.1 |
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Oscar award winner of year
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| Category |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
The King's Speech |
A historical drama film about King George VI's struggle to overcome his stuttering with the help of a speech therapist. |
| Best Director |
Tom Hooper |
For his direction of The King's Speech. |
| Best Actor |
Colin Firth |
For his portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech. |
| Best Actress |
Natalie Portman |
For her portrayal of a ballerina in Black Swan. |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Christian Bale |
For his portrayal of Dicky Eklund in The Fighter. |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Melissa Leo |
For her portrayal of Alice Ward in The Fighter. |
| Best Original Screenplay |
David Seidler |
For his screenplay of The King's Speech. |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Aaron Sorkin |
For his screenplay of The Social Network. |
| Best Animated Feature Film |
Toy Story 3 |
A computer-animated film about the toys' adventure in a daycare center. |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
In a Better World (Denmark) |
A drama film about two families in Denmark and their conflicts. |
| Best Original Score |
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross |
For their score of The Social Network. |
| Best Original Song |
"We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3 |
Written by Randy Newman. |
| Best Cinematography |
Wally Pfister |
For his work on Inception. |
| Best Costume Design |
Colleen Atwood |
For her work on Alice in Wonderland. |
| Best Documentary Feature |
Inside Job |
A documentary film about the 2008 financial crisis. |
| Best Documentary Short Subject |
Strangers No More |
A documentary short film about a school in Tel Aviv for children of refugees and immigrants. |
| Best Film Editing |
Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter |
For their work on The Social Network. |
| Best Makeup |
Rick Baker and Dave Elsey |
For their work on The Wolfman. |
| Best Production Design |
Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara |
For their work on Alice in Wonderland. |
| Best Sound Editing |
Richard King |
For his work on Inception. |
| Best Sound Mixing |
Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick |
For their work on Inception. |
| Best Visual Effects |
Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, and Peter Bebb |
For their work on Inception. |
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