Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow
Mark Boal
Nicolas Chartier
Greg Shapiro

Nominated

Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
Lawrence Bender
Avatar
Avatar
James Cameron
Jon Landau
Precious
Precious
Lee Daniels
Sarah Siegel-Magness
Gary Magness
The Blind Side
The Blind Side
Gil Netter
Andrew A. Kosove
Broderick Johnson
Up
Up
Jonas Rivera
An Education
An Education
Finola Dwyer
Amanda Posey
A Serious Man
A Serious Man
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
District 9
District 9
Peter Jackson
Carolynne Cunningham
Up in the Air
Up in the Air
Daniel Dubiecki
Ivan Reitman
Jason Reitman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart

Nominated

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Invictus
George Clooney
George Clooney
Up in the Air
Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner
The Hurt Locker
Colin Firth
Colin Firth
A Single Man
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side

Nominated

Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
The Last Station
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Julie & Julia
Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan
An Education
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds

Nominated

Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
The Messenger
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Invictus
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
The Last Station
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique
Precious

Nominated

Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
Nine
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick
Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga
Up in the Air
Best Achievement in Directing
Winner
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker

Nominated

Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels
Precious
Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman
Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
James Cameron
James Cameron
Avatar
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Winner
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Mark Boal

Nominated

Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino
A Serious Man
A Serious Man
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
The Messenger
The Messenger
Alessandro Camon
Oren Moverman
Up
Up
Bob Peterson
Pete Docter
Tom McCarthy
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Winner
Precious
Precious
Geoffrey Fletcher

Nominated

District 9
District 9
Neill Blomkamp
Terri Tatchell
An Education
An Education
Nick Hornby
Up in the Air
Up in the Air
Jason Reitman
Sheldon Turner
In the Loop
In the Loop
Jesse Armstrong
Simon Blackwell
Armando Iannucci
Tony Roche
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner
Avatar
Avatar
Mauro Fiore

Nominated

The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon
Christian Berger
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
Robert Richardson
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Barry Ackroyd
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Winner
Avatar
Avatar
Rick Carter
Robert Stromberg
Kim Sinclair

Nominated

Nine
Nine
John Myhre
Gordon Sim
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
Patrice Vermette
Maggie Gray
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
David Warren
Anastasia Masaro
Caroline Smith
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sarah Greenwood
Katie Spencer
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Winner
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski
Chris Innis

Nominated

Avatar
Avatar
Stephen E. Rivkin
John Refoua
James Cameron
District 9
District 9
Julian Clarke
Precious
Precious
Joe Klotz
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
Sally Menke
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Winner
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
Sandy Powell

Nominated

Bright Star
Bright Star
Janet Patterson
Nine
Nine
Colleen Atwood
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Monique Prudhomme
Coco Before Chanel
Coco Before Chanel
Catherine Leterrier
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Winner
Crazy Heart
Crazy Heart
Ryan Bingham
T Bone Burnett

Nominated

The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog
Randy Newman
Paris 36
Paris 36
Reinhardt Wagner
Frank Thomas
Nine
Nine
Maury Yeston
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Winner
Up
Up
Michael Giacchino

Nominated

Avatar
Avatar
James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Marco Beltrami
Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Hans Zimmer
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Winner
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Paul N.J. Ottosson
Ray Beckett

Nominated

Avatar
Avatar
Christopher Boyes
Gary Summers
Andy Nelson
Tony Johnson
Star Trek
Star Trek
Anna Behlmer
Andy Nelson
Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Greg P. Russell
Gary Summers
Geoffrey Patterson
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
Michael Minkler
Tony Lamberti
Mark Ulano
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Winner
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
Paul N.J. Ottosson

Nominated

Up
Up
Michael Silvers
Tom Myers
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
Wylie Stateman
Avatar
Avatar
Christopher Boyes
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Star Trek
Star Trek
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Alan Rankin
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner
Avatar
Avatar
Joe Letteri
Stephen Rosenbaum
Richard Baneham
Andrew R. Jones

Nominated

Star Trek
Star Trek
Roger Guyett
Russell Earl
Paul Kavanagh
Burt Dalton
District 9
District 9
Dan Kaufman
Peter Muyzers
Robert Habros
Matt Aitken
Best Short Film, Animated
Winner
Logorama
Logorama
Nicolas Schmerkin

Nominated

French Roast
French Roast
Fabrice Joubert
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Nicky Phelan
Darragh O'Connell
The Lady and the Reaper (La dama y la muerte)
The Lady and the Reaper (La dama y la muerte)
Javier Recio Gracia
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Nick Park
Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner
The New Tenants
The New Tenants
Joachim Back
Tivi Magnusson

Nominated

Miracle Fish
Miracle Fish
Luke Doolan
Drew Bailey
The Door
The Door
Juanita Wilson
James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra
Instead of Abracadabra
Patrik Eklund
Mathias Fjellström
Kavi
Kavi
Gregg Helvey
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
Music by Prudence
Music by Prudence
Roger Ross Williams
Elinor Burkett

Nominated

The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
Daniel Junge
Henry Ansbacher
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Jon Alpert
Matthew O'Neill
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Steven Bognar
Julia Reichert
Rabbit à la Berlin
Rabbit à la Berlin
Bartosz Konopka
Anna Wydra
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
The Cove
The Cove
Louie Psihoyos
Fisher Stevens

Nominated

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
Anders Østergaard
Lise Lense-Møller
Food, Inc.
Food, Inc.
Robert Kenner
Elise Pearlstein
Which Way Home
Which Way Home
Rebecca Cammisa
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Judith Ehrlich
Rick Goldsmith
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Winner
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes

Nominated

Ajami
Ajami
A Prophet
A Prophet
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Winner
Up
Up
Pete Docter

Nominated

The Secret of Kells
The Secret of Kells
Tomm Moore
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog
John Musker
Ron Clements
Coraline
Coraline
Henry Selick
Best Achievement in Makeup
Winner
Star Trek
Star Trek
Barney Burman
Mindy Hall
Joel Harlow

Nominated

The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
Jon Henry Gordon
Jenny Shircore
Il Divo
Il Divo
Aldo Signoretti
Vittorio Sodano