page_title: 83rd Academy Awards
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: 83rd Academy Awards / Winners and nominees / Awards
caption_attribution_description: Make up artist Rick Baker (middle) at the 2011 Saturn Awards
context_page_description: The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards were presented in 24 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer, with Mischer also serving as director. Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony, marking the first time for each.
  In related events, the Academy held its second annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 13, 2010. On February 12, 2011, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Marisa Tomei.
  Inception and The King's Speech won four awards each with the latter film winning Best Picture.
context_section_description: Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double-dagger ().
caption: Rick Baker, Best Makeup co-winner
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