The 16th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 14, 2011 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2010 filmmaking.
[1] The ceremony was broadcast on VH1.
The nominees were announced on December 13, 2010.
[2] The Social Network David Fincher – The Social Network Colin Firth – The King's Speech as King George VI Natalie Portman – Black Swan as Nina Sayers Christian Bale – The Fighter as Dicky Eklund Melissa Leo – The Fighter as Alice Eklund-Ward Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit as Mattie Ross The Fighter The King's Speech – David Seidler The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin Toy Story 3 Waiting for "Superman" Inception Easy A The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo • Denmark / Germany / Sweden Inception – Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design) / Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration) Inception – Wally Pfister Alice in Wonderland – Colleen Atwood Inception – Lee Smith Alice in Wonderland The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross "If I Rise" – 127 Hours Inception Inception The Pacific[3] Matt Damon[4] Quentin Tarantino[5] (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)