Black Swan

A psychological thriller with Natalie Portman as a New York City ballerina who finds herself in fierce competition with a fresh new rival (Mila Kunis) to replace the retiring prima ballerina (Winona Ryder) as the Swan Queen in “Swan Lake.” With Barbara Hershey and Vincent Cassel; the director is the gifted Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler).

“A witchy brew of madness and cunning, Black Swan tells the story of a ballerina who aches, with battered feet and an increasingly crowded head, to break out of the corps. Played by Natalie Portman in a smashing, bruising, wholly committed performance, the young dancer, Nina, looks more like a child than a woman, her flesh as undernourished as her mind. When she goes to bed at night, a nearby jewelry box tinkling “Swan Lake,” a crowd of stuffed animals watches over her, longtime companions that — as Nina and this dementedly entertaining film grow more unhinged — begin to look more like jailers than friends...[a] delirious, phantasmagoric freakout.“ (Manohla Dargis, New York Times)

An Oscar winner for Best Actress and nominee for Best Picture, Director, Editing and Cinematography.

A 2011 Spirit Award winner for Best Feature, Director and Female Lead and a nominee for Best Cinematography.

A Golden Globe winner for Best Actress (Drama) and a nominee for Best Picture (Drama), Best Director and Best Supporting Actress.

A Screen Actors Guild winner for Best Female in a Leading Role (Portman).

A Screen Actors Guild nominee for Best Cast in a Motion Picture.

A Writers Guild nominee for Best Original Screenplay.

A Directors Guild of American nominee for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film.

The Marcello Mastroianni prize for young performer at the 2010 Venice Film Festival went to Mila Kunis for her supporting role.