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Monday, December 13, 2010

'Black Swan' Leads Critics' Choice With Record 12 Nominations

'The King's Speech,' 'True Grit' each score 11. 'Inception' and 'Social Network' also stand out.

Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan received an unprecedented 12 nominations to lead the pack at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.

True Grit and The King’s Speech followed close behind with 11 nominations each, while Inception received 10 nominations and The Social Network garnered nine.

Swan received nominations for best picture, best actress (Natalie Portman), best supporting actress (Mila Kunis) and best director (Aronofsky), among others.

Pixar's Toy Story 3 was honored in the best picture and best animated feature categories.



Winter’s Bone also scored multiple nominations, including best picture. From that movie, 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence earned nods in both the best actress and best young actor/actress categories.

Fourteen-year-old Hailee Steinfeld earned nods as both best supporting actress and best young actor/actress for True Grit. Thirteen-year-old Chloe Grace Moretz was nominated in the best young actor/actress category twice for Let Me In and Kick-Ass.

Nicole Kidman received her record seventh Critics' Choice acting nomination for best actress in Rabbit Hole. She won the first Critics’ Choice Award as best actress 15 years ago for To Die For.

The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony takes place Friday, Jan. 14 at the Hollywood Palladium and will be aired on VH1.

full nominations list at the source