Actor in a Leading Role:
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
WINNER: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Matt Damon, "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"
WINNER: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
Actress in a Leading Role:
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"
WINNER: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
WINNER: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Animated Feature Film
"Coraline," Henry Selick
"Fantastic Mr. Fox," Wes Anderson
"The Princess and the Frog," John Musker and Ron Clements
"The Secret of Kells," Tomm Moore
WINNER: "Up," Pete Doctor
Art Direction
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
"Nine" Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
"Sherlock Holmes" Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Young Victoria" Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
WINNER: "Avatar" Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
WINNER: "Avatar" Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
Cinematography
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," Bruno Delbonnel
"The Hurt Locker," Barry Ackroyd
"Inglourious Basterds," Robert Richardson
"The White Ribbon," Christian Berger
WINNER: "Avatar," Mauro Fiore
Costume Design
"Bright Star," Janet Patterson
"Coco before Chanel," Catherine Leterrier
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," Monique Prudhomme
"Nine," Colleen Atwood
WINNER: "The Young Victoria," Sandy Powell
Directing
"Avatar," James Cameron
"Inglourious Basterds," Quentin Tarantino
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," Lee Daniels
"Up in the Air," Jason Reitman
WINNER: "The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow*
*NOTE: First female to win this category.
Documentary (Feature)
"Burma VJ," Anders Ostergaard and Lisa Lense-Moller
"Food, Inc.," Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
"Which Way Home," Rebecca Cammisa
WINNER: "The Cove," Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Documentary (Short Subject)
"China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province," Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neil
"The Last Campaign of Governer Booth Gardner," Daniel Jung and Henry Ansbacher
"The Last Truck: The Closing of a GM Plant," Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
"Rabbit a la Berlin," Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
WINNER: "Music by Prudence," Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Film Editing
"Avatar," Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron
"District 9," Julian Clarke
"Inglourious Basterds," Sally Renke
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," Joe Klotz
WINNER: "The Hurt Locker," Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Foreign Language Film
"Ajami," Israel
"The Milk of Sorrow," Peru
"Un Prophete," France
"The White Ribbon," Germany
WINNER: "El Secreto de sus Ojos," Argentina
Makeup
"Il Divo," Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
"The Young Victoria," Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
WINNER: "Star Trek," Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow
Music (Original Score)
"Avatar," James Horner
"Fantastic Mr. Fox," Alexandre Desplat
"The Hurt Locker," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
"Sherlock Holmes," Hans Zimmer
WINNER: "Up," Michael Giacchino
Music (Original Song)
"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 "Nina," Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
WINNER: "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart" from "Crazy Heart," Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best Picture
"Avatar," Producers: James Cameron and Jon Landau
"The Blind Side," Nominees to be determined
"District 9," Producers: Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham
"An Education," Producers: Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
"Inglourious Basterds," Producer: Lawrence Bender
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," Producers: Lee Daniels, Sara Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
"A Serious Man," Producers: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
"Up," Producer: Jonas Rivera
"Up in the Air," Producers: Daniel Duniecki, Ivan Reitman, and Jason Reitman
WINNER: "The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro
Short Film (Animated)
"French Roast," Fabrice O. Joubert
"Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell
"The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," Javier Recio Garcia
"A Matter of Loaf and Death," Nick Park
WINNER: "Logorama," Nicolas Schmerkin
Short Film (Live Action)
"The Door," Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
"Instead of Abra Cadabra," Patrik Eklund and Mathius Fjellstrom
"Kavi," Gregg Helvey
"Miracle Fish," Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
WINNER: "The New Tenants," Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Sound Editing
"Avatar," Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
"Inglourious Basterds," Wylie Stateman
"Star Trek," Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
"Up," Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
WINNER: "The Hurt Locker," Paul N.J. Ottosson
WINNER: "The Hurt Locker," Paul N.J. Ottosson
Sound Mixing
"Avatar," Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Tony Johnson
"Inglourious Basterds," Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, and Mark Ulano
"Star Trek," Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, and Peter J. Devlin
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, and Geoffrey Patterson
WINNER: "The Hurt Locker," Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Visual Effects
"District 9," Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, and Matt Aitken
"Star Trek," Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, and Burt Dalton
WINNER: "Avatar," Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones
Writing (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
"Up in the Air," Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
WINNER: "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Writing (Original Screenplay)
"Inglourious Basterds," Written by Quentin Tarantino
"The Messenger," Written by Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
"A Serious Man," Written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
"Up," Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Doctor; Story by Pete Doctor, Bob Peterson, and Tom McCarthy
WINNER: "The Hurt Locker," Written by Mark Boal
Not too many surprises tonight, but it did make history as the first time a female director has won the Best Director Academy Award. It was also the first time since the year Casablanca won Best Picture, 1943, that there were 10 Best Picture nominees. Congrats to the winners! What do you think of tonights awards?
