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2010 ACADEMY AWARDS

RESULTS FROM THE 2010 OSCARS

BEST PICTURE

The Nominees
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

The Winner
The Hurt Locker

DIRECTING

The Nominees
James Cameron (Avatar)
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Lee Daniels (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire)
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)

The Winner
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

The Nominees
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire)
Meryl Streep in (Julie & Julia)

The Winner
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

The Nominees
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up in the Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)

The Winner
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Nominees
Ajami (Israel)
The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)
A Prophet (France)
The Secret in Their Eyes ( Argentina)
The White Ribbon (Germany)

The Winner
The Secret in Their Eyes ( Argentina)

 

FILM EDITING

The Nominees
Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron (Avatar)
Julian Clarke (District 9)
Bob Murawski and Chris Innis (The Hurt Locker)
Sally Menke (Inglourious Basterds)
Joe Klotz (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire)

The Winner
Bob Murawski and Chris Innis (The Hurt Locker)

DOCUMENTARY

The Nominees
Burma VJ
The Cove
Food, Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Which Way Home

The Winner
The Cove

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

The Nominees
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones (Avatar)
Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken (District 9)
Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton (Star Trek)

The Winner
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones (Avatar)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

The Nominees
James Horner (Avatar)
Alexandre Desplat (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker)
Hans Zimmer (Sherlock Holmes)
Michael Giacchino (Up)

The Winner
Michael Giacchino (Up)

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Nominees
Mauro Fiore (Avatar)
Bruno Delbonnel (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Barry Ackroyd (The Hurt Locker)
Robert Richardson (Inglourious Basterds)
Christian Berger (The White Ribbon)

The Winner
Mauro Fiore (Avatar)

SOUND MIXING

The Nominees
Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson (Avatar)
Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett (The Hurt Locker)
Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano (Inglourious Basterds)
Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin (Star Trek)
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)

The Winner
Paul N.J. Ottosson (The Hurt Locker)

SOUND EDITING

The Nominees
Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (Avatar)
Paul N.J. Ottosson (The Hurt Locker)
Wylie Stateman (Inglourious Basterds)
Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin (Star Trek)
Michael Silvers and Tom Myers (Up)

The Winner
Paul N.J. Ottosson (The Hurt Locker)

 

COSTUME DESIGN

The Nominees
Janet Patterson (Bright Star)
Catherine Leterrier (Coco avant Chanel
Monique Prudhomme (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus)
Colleen Atwood (Nine)
Sandy Powell (The Young Victoria)

The Winner
Sandy Powell (The Young Victoria)

 

ART DIRECTION

The Nominees
Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
(The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus)
Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith (Avatar)
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim (Nine)
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer (Sherlock Holmes)
Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray (The Young Victoria)

The Winner
Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith (Avatar)

 

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

The Nominees
Penélope Cruz (Nine)
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Mo’Nique (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire)

The Winner
Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

 

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

The Nominees
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (District 9)
Nick Hornby (An Education)
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche (In the Loop)
Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire)
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air)

The Winner
Geoffrey Fletcher for Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

 

 

MAKE-UP

The Nominees
Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano (Il Divo)
Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow (Star Trek)
Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore (The Young Victoria)

The Winner
Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow for Star Trek

 

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

The Nominees
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, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy (Up)

The Winner
Mark Boal for The Hurt Locker

 

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

The Nominees
“Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from Paris 36 Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from Nine Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

The Winner
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Nominees
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up

The Winner
Up

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

The Nominees
Matt Damon (Invictus)
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

The Winner
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds


 
 
 

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