Online Film Critics Go for ‘Social Network’

Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Hailee Steinfeld win acting awards

The Online Film Critics Society has named "The Social Network" the Best Picture of 2010, following in the footsteps of nearly every other critics group this awards season.

The Social NetworkDavid Fincher's drama about the founding of Facebook was the big winner in the OFCS' 13 categories, winning awards for picture, director and adapted screenplay (Aaron Sorkin). "Inception" was the only other multiple winner, with prizes for its original screenplay and editing.

OFCS awards are given for acting, directing, foreign, animated and documentary features, but are limited to writing, editing and cinematography when it comes to additional categories.

Acting awards went to a quartet that is beginning to rack up most of the prizes: Colin Firth for "The King's Speech," Natalie Portman for "Black Swan," Christian Bale for "The Fighter" and Hailee Steinfeld for "True Grit."

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