2011 Academy Awards – Directing Winner and Nominees

The King’s Speech

Tom Hooper

The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky

The Fighter

David O. Russell

The Social Network

David Fincher

True Grit

Ethan Coen