'Avatar', 'Hurt Locker' lead this year's Oscar nominations
Posted Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 12:01 AM Central
Last updated Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9:23 AM Central
by Tim Briscoe
There were no big surprises when the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were handed out this morning. Blockbuster film Avatar and upstart hit The Hurt Locker raked in nine nods each.
This was the first time since the Oscars' early days that 10 films were up for Best Picture. The set had all the favorites included -- except for (500) Days of Summer. Many pundits (ourselves included) expected the rom-com to get a nod. It seems popular film The Blind Side snuck in ahead of it.
Best Picture
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
- A Serious Man
- Up
- Up in the Air
Actor In A Leading Role
- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
- George Clooney, Up in the Air
- Colin Firth, A Single Man
- Morgan Freeman, Invictus
- Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Actress In A Leading Role
- Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
- Helen Mirren, The Last Station
- Carey Mulligan, An Education
- Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
- Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Actor In A Supporting Role
- Matt Damon, Invictus
- Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
- Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
- Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
- Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Actress In A Supporting Role
- Penelope Cruz, Nine
- Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
- Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
- Mo'Nique, Precious
Directing
- James Cameron, Avatar
- Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
- Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
- Lee Daniels, Precious
- Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Original Screenplay
- Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
- Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
- Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman, The Messenger
- Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
- Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, & Tom McCarthy, Up
Adapted Screenplay
- Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell, District 9
- Nick Hornby, An Education
- Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armand Iannucci & Tony Roche, In the Loop
- Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
- Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Animated Feature Film
Art Direction
Cinematography
Costume Design
Documentary Feature
Documentary Short Subject
- China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
- The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
- Music by Prudence
- Rabbit a la Berlin
Film Editing
Foreign Language Film
- (Israel), Ajami
- (Argentina), El Secreto de Sus Ojos
- (Peru), The Milk of Sorrow
- (France), Un Prophete
- (Germany), The White Ribbon
Makeup
Music (Original Score)
- James Horner, Avatar
- Alexandre Desplat, Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders, The Hurt Locker
- Hans Zimmer, Sherlock Holmes
- Michael Giacchino, Up
Music (Original Song)
- 'Almost There' by Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
- 'Down in New Orleans' by Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
- 'Loin de Paname' by Reinhardt Wagner & Frank Thomas, Paris 36
- 'Take It All' by Maury Yeston, Nine
- 'The Weary Kind' by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart
Short Film (Animated)
- French Roast
- Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
- The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
- Logorama
- A Matter of Loaf and Death
Short Film (Live Action)
- The Door
- Instead of Abracadabra
- Kavi
- Miracle Fish
- The New Tenants
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Visual Effects
The winners will be presented Sunday, March 7. With Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin co-hosting the event, it's sure to be a lot of fun. The show will be televised on ABC starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.