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The Oscar nominations have been announced and Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead the field with 9 nominations each.
Nominations were announced this morning by Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences president Tom Sherak and Anne Hathaway.
The final ballots get mailed out on February 10th and are due back at PricewaterhouseCoopers offices on Tuesday 2nd March (my birthday as it turns out).
The actual awards take place on Sunday 7th March at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and will be hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
Here is the list in full:
Best Picture
- Avatar (James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers)
- The Blind Side (Nominees to be determined)
- District 9 (Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers)
- An Education (Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers)
- The Hurt Locker (Nominees to be determined)
- Inglourious Basterds (Lawrence Bender, Producer)
- Precious: Based on the Novel âPushâ by Sapphire (Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers)
- A Serious Man (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers)
- Up (Jonas Rivera, Producer)
- Up in the Air (Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers)
Best Director
- James Cameron, Avatar
- Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
- Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
- Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel âPushâ by Sapphire
- Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Best Actor
- Jeff Bridges in âCrazy Heartâ
- George Clooney in âUp in the Airâ
- Colin Firth in âA Single Manâ
- Morgan Freeman in âInvictusâ
- Jeremy Renner in âThe Hurt Lockerâ
Best Actress
- Sandra Bullock in âThe Blind Sideâ
- Helen Mirren in âThe Last Stationâ
- Carey Mulligan in âAn Educationâ
- Gabourey Sidibe in âPrecious: Based on the Novel âPushâ by Sapphireâ
- Meryl Streep in âJulie & Juliaâ
Best Supporting Actor
- Matt Damon in âInvictusâ
- Woody Harrelson in âThe Messengerâ
- Christopher Plummer in âThe Last Stationâ
- Stanley Tucci in âThe Lovely Bonesâ
- Christoph Waltz in âInglourious Basterdsâ
Best Supporting Actress
- PenĂ©lope Cruz in âNineâ
- Vera Farmiga in âUp in the Airâ
- Maggie Gyllenhaal in âCrazy Heartâ
- Anna Kendrick in âUp in the Airâ
- MoâNique in âPrecious: Based on the Novel âPushâ by Sapphireâ
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- âDistrict 9â Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- âAn Educationâ Screenplay by Nick Hornby
- âIn the Loopâ Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
- âPrecious: Based on the Novel âPushâ by Sapphireâ Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
- âUp in the Airâ Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- âThe Hurt Lockerâ Written by Mark Boal
- âInglourious Basterdsâ Written by Quentin Tarantino
- âThe Messengerâ Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
- âA Serious Manâ Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- âUpâ Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
Animated Feature Film
- âCoralineâ Henry Selick
- âFantastic Mr. Foxâ Wes Anderson
- âThe Princess and the Frogâ John Musker and Ron Clements
- âThe Secret of Kellsâ Tomm Moore
- âUpâ Pete Docter
Art Direction
- âAvatarâ Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
- âThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassusâ Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
- âNineâ Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
- âSherlock Holmesâ Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- âThe Young Victoriaâ Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Cinematography
- âAvatarâ Mauro Fiore
- âHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Princeâ Bruno Delbonnel
- âThe Hurt Lockerâ Barry Ackroyd
- âInglourious Basterdsâ Robert Richardson
- âThe White Ribbonâ Christian Berger
Costume Design
- âBright Starâ Janet Patterson
- âCoco before Chanelâ Catherine Leterrier
- âThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassusâ Monique Prudhomme
- âNineâ Colleen Atwood
- âThe Young Victoriaâ Sandy Powell
Documentary (Feature)
- âBurma VJâ Anders Ăstergaard and Lise Lense-MĂžller
- âThe Coveâ Nominees to be determined
- âFood, Inc.â Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
- âThe Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papersâ Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
- âWhich Way Homeâ Rebecca Cammisa
Documentary (Short Subject)
- âChinaâs Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Provinceâ Jon Alpert and Matthew OâNeill
- âThe Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardnerâ Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
- âThe Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plantâ Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
- âMusic by Prudenceâ Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
- âRabbit Ă la Berlinâ Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
Film Editing
- âAvatarâ Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
- âDistrict 9â Julian Clarke
- âThe Hurt Lockerâ Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
- âInglourious Basterdsâ Sally Menke
- âPrecious: Based on the Novel âPushâ by Sapphireâ Joe Klotz
Foreign Language Film
- âAjamiâ Israel
- âEl Secreto de Sus Ojosâ Argentina
- âThe Milk of Sorrowâ Peru
- âUn ProphĂšteâ France
- âThe White Ribbonâ Germany
Makeup
- âIl Divoâ Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
- âStar Trekâ Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
- âThe Young Victoriaâ Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Music (Original Score)
- âAvatarâ James Horner
- âFantastic Mr. Foxâ Alexandre Desplat
- âThe Hurt Lockerâ Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
- âSherlock Holmesâ Hans Zimmer
- âUpâ Michael Giacchino
Music (Original Song)
- âAlmost Thereâ from âThe Princess and the Frogâ Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
- âDown in New Orleansâ from âThe Princess and the Frogâ Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
- âLoin de Panameâ from âParis 36â Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
- âTake It Allâ from âNineâ Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
- âThe Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)â from âCrazy Heartâ Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Short Film (Animated)
- âFrench Roastâ Fabrice O. Joubert
- âGranny OâGrimmâs Sleeping Beautyâ Nicky Phelan and Darragh OâConnell
- âThe Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)â Javier Recio Gracia
- âLogoramaâ Nicolas Schmerkin
- âA Matter of Loaf and Deathâ Nick Park
Short Film (Live Action)
- âThe Doorâ Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
- âInstead of Abracadabraâ Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
- âKaviâ Gregg Helvey
- âMiracle Fishâ Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
- âThe New Tenantsâ Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Sound Editing
- âAvatarâ Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
- âThe Hurt Lockerâ Paul N.J. Ottosson
- âInglourious Basterdsâ Wylie Stateman
- âStar Trekâ Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
- âUpâ Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Sound Mixing
- âAvatarâ Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
- âThe Hurt Lockerâ Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- âInglourious Basterdsâ Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
- âStar Trekâ Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
- âTransformers: Revenge of the Fallenâ Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Visual Effects
- âAvatarâ Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
- âDistrict 9â Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
- âStar Trekâ Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton