A look at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross won Oscars under the Best Original Score category. Reznor reacted with shock and amazement after he and co-composer Atticus Ross won the Oscar. “Wow. Is this really happening?” Reznor asked during his acceptance speech. “When we finished work on The Social Network, Read More">we were very proud of our work and happyRead More

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross won Oscars under the Best Original Score category. Reznor reacted with shock and amazement after he and co-composer Atticus Ross won the Oscar. "Wow. Is this really happening?" Reznor asked during his acceptance speech. "When we finished work on The Social Network, we were very proud of our work and happy to just be involved in this film, and to be standing up here in this company is humbling and flattering beyond words."

Once backstage, Reznor credited Fincher's vision in getting the music just right. "A side of my music with Nine Inch Nails was going instrumental so it was not a huge leap or stretch to try this," Reznor said of his first venture into scoring a film. "The biggest challenge was working with a picture. David Fincher knew exactly what he wanted. It was one of the best experiences of my life from start to finish."

Reznor added, "Composer, Hans Zimmer, who I've been battling at awards shows all year, told me that in a lot of ways, he hoped I win because it's helped open up the field a bit for texture of what film scores can be."

First-time nominee Tom Hooper, the director of The King’s Speech, in accepting his Oscar for Best Director, thanked his cast and producers but saved a special thank-you to his mom, who in 2007 attended a reading in London of an unproduced, unknown play called The King’s Speech. Tom quotes, “She rang me up and said, Read More">Read More

First-time nominee Tom Hooper, the director of The King's Speech, in accepting his Oscar for Best Director, thanked his cast and producers but saved a special thank-you to his mom, who in 2007 attended a reading in London of an unproduced, unknown play called The King's Speech. Tom quotes, "She rang me up and said, Tom, I think I found your next film." And before going backstage, he added, "The moral of the story is: Listen to your mother."

But before Tom Hooper won, the film's first award for the evening was grabbed by David Seidler for The Best Original Screenplay. Seventy year old Seidler is the oldest person to win under the screenplay category. He jokes, "I believe I am the oldest person to win this particular award. I hope that record is broken quickly and often."

Hollywood has always been about honouring the talent and not the stars, and that’s why, even before the who’s who of Hollywood and the film fraternity from around the globe walked down the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre, Read More">2010’s Oscar predictions were always going to be a close call. And to top up theRead More

Hollywood has always been about honouring the talent and not the stars, and that's why, even before the who's who of Hollywood and the film fraternity from around the globe walked down the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre, 2010's Oscar predictions were always going to be a close call.

And to top up the list of the highest number of Oscar trophies this year, Tom Hooper's The King's Speech shared their joy with Chris Nolan's Inception with four golden statuettes each. Not to forget, David Fincher's The Social Network won three Oscars and David O Russell's The Fighter too came close to winning their share of accolades with two trophies.

As expected, Colin Firth won the Best Actor Oscar for The King’s Speech. “I have a feeling my career just peaked, ” the actor joked. “I have to warn you I am experiencing stirrings somewhere in the upper abdominals, which are threatening to form themselves into dance moves. Joyous as they may be for me, Read More">itRead More

As expected, Colin Firth won the Best Actor Oscar for The King's Speech. "I have a feeling my career just peaked," the actor joked. "I have to warn you I am experiencing stirrings somewhere in the upper abdominals, which are threatening to form themselves into dance moves. Joyous as they may be for me, it would be extremely problematic if they make it to my legs before I get off stage."

David Seidler adds more humour, “My father always said to me, I would be a late bloomer, ” drawing laughs from the crowd at Kodak Theatre. Seidler went on to thank his family and the producers, director, cast and crew of the film.

David Seidler adds more humour, "My father always said to me, I would be a late bloomer," drawing laughs from the crowd at Kodak Theatre. Seidler went on to thank his family and the producers, director, cast and crew of the film.