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There were few surprises as to what films were named as nominees during this morning's Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announcement of the 2011 Oscar nominees, but that is definitely a good thing. As suspected, "The King's Speech," "The Social Network" and "True Grit" led the pack. "The King's Speech" led the nominees with 13 nods, while "True Grit" had a surprising 10 and "The Social Network" had nine.

First up: the best picture race. In addition to the three films above, "The Fighter," "The Kids Are All Right," "Inception," "Winter's Bone," "Toy Story 3," "127 Hours" and "Black Swan" were all recognized. Those have been the front runners the whole race, and though "The Town" and "Blue Valentine" seemed somewhat likely to at least get a nomination, this was pretty much what was expected.

Click on after the jump to see who else got nominated.

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Momentum's been building over the past week around an adaptation of the Stephen Rebello book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho," and this latest news should make fans of the Master of Suspense even happier. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Anthony Hopkins is in talks to play Hitchcock on the big screen.

Just last week it was announced that "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" director Sacha Gervasi was in talks to helm the flick. He was also planning on rewriting the screenplay penned by "Black Swan"'s John McLaughlin.

"Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho" unsurprisingly tells the story of Hitchcock leading up to the creation of the 1960 masterpiece. It follows Hitchcock who, at the height of his game as a director, chose to make a "lowly" horror movie. The book introduces a wealth of new characters we haven't met before, like the studio representatives who wanted nothing to do with the project, "Pyscho" author Robert Bloch and the film's screenwriters, editors, composers and producers. Apparently at the center of the script is the relationship between Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville. Read more...

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by Aly Semigran

With just one more day to go until the nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards are announced, the race suddenly just got very interesting.

Had you asked movie critics and buffs alike a few weeks ago which film was going to win Best Picture at the 2011 Oscars, you would have unequivocally been told the modern history game-changer "The Social Network" was walking away with the big prize. But, since then, the emotional biopic "The King's Speech" has stepped up to the mic and shaken things up. While David Fincher's "Social Network" had all but swept the awards season leading up to this point, Tom Hooper's "King's Speech" made an upset by winning the Producer's Guild of America award on Saturday. Read more...

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Curtis Jackson—a.k.a. the rapper known as 50 Cent—might not be known best for his acting ability, but he wants to change that. It's why he created his production company, Cheetah Vision Films, and made a deal with Lionsgate to create 10 films for them, one of which he premiered at Sundance in 2010. But while "Twelve" might not have received the recognition he would have liked, Jackson isn't giving up his dream of being an acknowledged actor and filmmaker.

"The first time I came here I was here as additional talent. Music. Now, to be here, to actually be a part of the filmmaking process, is great," Jackson said about his experience at Sundance.

Jackson's in Park City, Utah, this year to promote his production company, which still has four more films to make as part of their deal with Lionsgate, and it's likely that Jackson will try to bring one back next year as well. As for his transition into acting, Jackson said it's a constant work in progress. Read more...

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A film titled "Vampire" brings about a certain connotation in American film culture nowadays, with juggernauts like "Twilight" and "True Blood" offering a very specific vision of the supernatural blood-drinking creatures. But Iwai Shunji's Sundance submission sets out to show how ugly being a "vampire" would be if it was actually a reality in today's world.

Whether or not it succeeds is up to the viewer (though from what reviews I've read, I've heard it has), but stars Adelaide Clemens and Rachel Leigh Cook sat down with MTV News to talk about the film's upfront title and the way vampires fit in to current pop culture.

"It was a working title to begin with when we first read the script so we had the option of maybe changing it but I think it's kind of great because it lures people in and kind of twists a bit," Clemens said. Read more...

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"Tron: Legacy" is still kicking it in the box office, having made more than $163 million domestic to date, but that doesn't mean it's too early to start talking about the DVD extras. Or, to be more specific, how the DVD extras relate to the planned "Tron 3."

Harry Knowles over at Ain't It Cool News got the scoop that a teaser of sorts was going to be included on the upcoming DVD, and will be made up of at least three scenes. All the footage was shot before Thanksgiving this past year, so in other words, it was shot with the rest of the film.

More spoiler-filled details after the jump.

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Where else would you see Tobey Maguire waiting patiently — just another dude in a line — to be let into a movie, slyly joking, “What, my name isn’t good enough?” Where else would you see Adrian Grenier pop into a swag store — snowboard in hand, helmet on head — and ask, “You guys got anything to nosh on?” Where else could you see James Franco in a blond wig, singing his lungs out up on stage, just because?

Nowhere else but Sundance. It’s a surreal place, a temporary movie Mecca set against the snow-capped Rocky Mountains. And that's why we don't want to leave. Luckily, our departure date is off in the distance and we’ve got another killer day of interviews and screenings lined up.

For sit-down chats, we’ll welcome Kate Bosworth and Demi Moore (“Another Happy Day”), Greg Kinnear and Jim Gaffigan (“Salvation Boulevard”), Emma Roberts and Elizabeth Reaser (“Homework”), Tobey Maguire and Ray Liotta (“The Details”), and Vera Farmiga (“Higher Ground”). Plus we’ll be sitting down to talk to the cast of “Red State,” which has been the talk of Sundance for days and which people are still buzzing about after director Kevin Smith pulled an about-face at last night’s premiere, ditching plans to auction the film’s rights and instead announcing his intention to release the movie himself.

What absurd, hilarious, only-in-Sundance situations will we find ourselves in today? There’s only one way to find out. It’s time to step away from the computer and step out onto Main Street. Sundance Day #5? Let’s do this thing!

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There's perhaps nothing more intimate than the pictures that result from a photo booth, which is why we always look forward to seeing what we get from Sundance. So far we've had everyone from Ben Foster and Peter Dinklage to Elizabeth Olsen and Amy Ryan come through MTV's studio.

One such fantastic photo is below, featuring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, stars of the incredibly well reviewed Sundance flick "Like Crazy." Take a gander at it below, and then click here to check out all our other photo booth pics.

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There are plenty of things to be worried about for an actor when their film is about to premiere, but it's a whole different ball game when their film is about to premiere at a movie festival. Studios are there to purchase the actors' independent films, judges either criticize (or love) their film, and there are interviews upon interviews to conduct to promote the film.

The lovely female stars of "My Idiot Brother" -- Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer -- all have done their fair share of indie films, but they all admitted to MTV's Josh Horowitz that they got a bit nervous when they had to premiere their film into a large theater of people.

"I was really nervous last night," Mortimer said. "I sort of forgot to be nervous in the run up to coming. I was too worried about my outfits and what shoes to bring and what parties we were going to get invited to and then you get here..." Read more...

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Though the untitled "Star Trek" sequel has been tapped for an alleged summer 2012 release date, there hasn’t been much news on the development front in recent months. When MTV caught up with Anton Yelchin at Sundance while he was promoting his film "Like Crazy," we couldn't resist asking him for a scoop or an update on the film. Unfortunately for us, he knew nothing about the film. And he was very adamant that he knew nothing.

"I know we're going to shoot at some point but I really don’t know anything," Yelchin said. "You know obviously I sent people emails and say, like, 'Happy holidays,' but they're not like, 'PS, when are we making this movie?' No, I have no idea."

But he did have one thing to say for sure: he can't see the sequel not being directed by J.J. Abrams, despite previous rumors otherwise. Read more...

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