Oscars 2011: The Greenest Nominees -- Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Aaron Sorkin & More (PHOTOS)

With just a day left until the 83rd Annual Academy Awards take place on February 27th, oscar predictions run rampant. Even a cross-eyed opossum is throwing in her two cents. We at HuffPost Green want to honor those nominees who have not only contributed positively to a film, but have also contributed positively to the environment.

From actors like Natalie Portman who embraces a vegan lifestyle while sporting an eco-friendly engagement ring, to directors like Darren Aronokfsy who banned plastic water bottles from his set, this is a tight race as well. Although in our eyes, all of these nominated environmentalists are winners.

Who do you think deserves the Green Oscar? Vote for your favorite!

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Natalie Portman - Best Actress Nominee

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She's no black swan in real life. Portman, a vegetarian since childhood, turned full-on vegan after reading Jonathan Safran Foer's book "Eating Animals" last year. She reported on The Huffington Post, "The human cost of factory farming -- both the compromised welfare of slaughterhouse workers and, even more, the environmental effects of the mass production of animals -- is staggering." She traveled to Rwanda to film a documentary about endangered gorillas, she's designed her own vegan shoes, and is now even sporting an eco-friendly engagement ring. Portman's passion for the environment began at a young age - she can even be seem dancing in a very...unique environmental video as a World Patrol Kid.

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She's no black swan in real life. Portman, a vegetarian since childhood, turned full-on vegan after reading Jonathan Safran Foer's book "Eating Animals" last year. She reported on The Huffington Post, "The human cost of factory farming -- both the compromised welfare of slaughterhouse workers and, even more, the environmental effects of the mass production of animals -- is staggering." She traveled to Rwanda to film a documentary about endangered gorillas, she's designed her own vegan shoes, and is now even sporting an eco-friendly engagement ring. Portman's passion for the environment began at a young age - she can even be seem dancing in a very...unique environmental video as a World Patrol Kid.

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[Subsoil73]

11:19 AM on 03/01/2011

What's point of avoiding Styrofoam and using green food packaging on the movie set when the final product (the movie) will be shown in theaters with millions more people drinking out of Styrofoam cups and non-green packaging.

If they really wanted to go green, they would make not movies at all since the industry does nothing positive for the environment so therefore it can't be green.

[Alien Nation]

09:13 AM on 03/01/2011

None of them, they are all jetset and some of the biggest polluters on earth.

It's funny that the media trys to play like these aren't some of the most wasteful people on earth.

[FrankfurtSirens]

07:28 PM on 02/28/2011

seems like portman values animal life more than the lives of palestinians.

[13champlain]

09:27 AM on 02/28/2011

boy is this one dumb article

[LHD]

11:03 AM on 02/27/2011

Nicole Kidman jets around in a private plane -- eco-friendly? I think not.

[blogisti]

11:00 AM on 02/27/2011

It seems odd to me that a green actress photographs white. I'm just sayin'

[nebbluedot]

07:25 AM on 02/27/2011

Grammar police: HER and Keith Urban did what? Try SHE. Sheesh.

[lohu]

07:25 AM on 02/27/2011

Who cares?

[Ayn Ranaway]

07:18 AM on 02/27/2011

answer:
shrek

[billysixx]

04:14 PM on 03/01/2011

LOL

[Thaigold]

06:20 AM on 02/27/2011

Misplaced priorities. While she worries about beefsteak, some worry about heart break, as humans kill humans around the world, not for food, but for several of the Seven Deadly Sins - Greed, Sloth, and Pride being top contenders.

[totalliberal]

05:46 AM on 02/27/2011

I'm so sorry to hear that Natalie is a plant torturer.

[jenniejen]

03:01 AM on 02/27/2011

Cmon haters! !t's true that the lifestyle of most celebs has a huge eco-footprint, but they can raise a lot of awareness about issues and alternatives by being in the public eye.
And don't you live with some green contradictions in your own life? Nevertheless it would be nice to hear of a celeb whose home is totally powered by renewables and purchases carbon offsets for their air travel. Maybe we'll hear about one soon.

[Subsoil73]

11:16 AM on 03/01/2011

So - it doesn't matter how you live you own life as long as you "raise awareness" by preaching how others should live their lives.

[McMillan]

01:53 AM on 02/27/2011

Who is vetting this story? All these "stars" live in mansions, fly constantly and mostly on private jets, drive gas guzzling cars and so on and so on.
Just a propaganda piece to make you feel good about watching an energy wasting awards show about an industry that waste as much as other industry.

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[MikeDu]

01:29 AM on 02/27/2011

One flight on a private business jet burns the equivlent of  decades of automobile driving.

[Lefty Pockets]

12:12 AM on 02/27/2011

Ha ha. I love film but it is not a very green business.