The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 27 , 2011 . '' Toy Story 3 '' became the third animated film to be nominated for Best Picture . '' True Grit '' was the second film after 2002 's '' Gangs of New York '' to lose all ten of its nominations . By virtue of his nomination for Best Actor in '' 127 Hours '' , host James Franco became the first person since Paul Hogan , who was a co-host and a Best Original Screenplay nominee during the 59th ceremony in 1987 , to host the ceremony while receiving a nomination in the same year . He was also the first acting nominee since Michael Caine at the 45th ceremony in 1973 to achieve this distinction . With Christian Bale and Melissa Leo 's respective wins in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories , '' The Fighter '' became the first film since 1986 's '' Hannah and Her Sisters '' to win both supporting acting categories
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