02 February, 2010

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards - Nominees




The nominees for this year's Oscars have just been announced by last year's Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway, and the list shows that 10 films will be competing for the Best Picture award this year - the most in this category since 1943 (when 'Casablanca' won)!


Both Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead the nominations list, with a total of 9 noms each.


The highlights are below, but you can see the full list of nominees on the official OSCAR website.



BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

"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"




PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart"

George Clooney in "Up in the Air"

Colin Firth in "A Single Man"


Morgan Freeman in "Invictus"

Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker"



PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"

Hellen Mirren in "The Last Station"

Carrie Mulligan in "An Education"

Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia"



ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING

"Avatar" - James Cameron

"The Hurt Locker" - Kathryn Bigelow


"Inglourious Basterds" - Quentin Tarantino

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" - Lee Daniels

"Up in the Air" - Jason Reitman



BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR

"Coraline"

"Fantastic Mr. Fox"

"The Princess and the Frog"

"The Secret of Kells"

"Up"




ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"District 9" Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

"An Education"Screenplay by Nick Hornby

"In the Loop" Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

"Up in the Air" Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner



ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"The Hurt Locker" Written by Mark Boal

"Inglourious Basterds"Written by Quentin Tarantino

"The Messenger" Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman


"A Serious Man" Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

"Up" Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR


"Ajami" - Israel

"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" - Argentina

"The Milk of Sorrow" - Peru

"Un Prophète" - France

"The White Ribbon" - Germany