Prior to the weekend, film experts narrowed down the ten best picture nominees of the Oscars to two major contenders: Avatar and The Hurt Locker. In one corner, we had an epic $237 million 3-D blockbuster that's raked in hundreds of millions of dollars. On the other side, we had an $11 million American war thriller that's taken in just under $15 million. And the kicker? The directors, James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, were once married.
Bigelow wound up taking the big award along with a nod for Best Director, making her the first woman to win in that category. Avatar still managed to pick up a few awards along the way, but the bigger talking point of this morning is the winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Yes, first-time nominee Sandra Bullock won for her performance in The Blind Side. Are you happy for her? Or are you still recovering from your angry feelings? If you need to let out any pent-up aggression, I'll be there for you!
– Dewitt
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Best motion picture of the year Oscars 2010 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”
Best actor in a leading role Oscars 2010 nominees
- 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”
Best actor in a supporting role Oscars 2010 nominees
- Matt Damon in “Invictus”
- Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
- Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
- Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
- Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Best actress in a leading role Oscars 2010 nominees
- Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
- Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
- Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
- Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
- Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”
Best actress in a supporting role Oscars 2010 nominees
- Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
- Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
- Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
- Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
- Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Best animated feature film of the year Oscars 2010 nominees
- “Coraline” Henry Selick
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
- “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
- “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
- “Up” Pete Docter
Best in art direction Oscars 2010 nominees
- “Avatar”
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
- “Nine”
- “Sherlock Holmes”
- “The Young Victoria”
Best in cinematography Oscars 2010 nominees
- “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
- “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
- “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
- “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
- “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger
Best in costume design Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
- “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
- “Nine” Colleen Atwood
- “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell
Best Director Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “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 documentary feature film Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Burma VJ”
- “The Cove”
- “Food, Inc.”
- “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
- “Which Way Home”
Best documentary short subject Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
- “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”
- “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
- “Music by Prudence”
- “Rabbit à la Berlin”
Best in film editing Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
- “District 9″ Julian Clarke
- “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
- “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz
Best foreign language film of the year Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Ajami”
- “El Secreto de Sus Ojos”
- “The Milk of Sorrow”
- “Un Prophète”
- “The White Ribbon”
Best in Makeup Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
- “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
- “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Best in music written for motion pictures Oscars 2010 Nominees (Original score)
- “Avatar” James Horner
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
- “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
- “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
- “Up” Michael Giacchino
Best in music written for motion pictures Oscars 2010 Nominees (Original song)
- “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Randy Newman
- “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Randy Newman
- “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36″ Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas
- “Take It All” from “Nine” Maury Yeston
- “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnet
Best animated short film Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “French Roast”
- “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty”
- “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)”
- “Logorama”
- “A Matter of Loaf and Death”
Best live action short film Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “The Door”
- “Instead of Abracadabra”
- “Kavi”
- “Miracle Fish”
- “The New Tenants”
Best in sound editing Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
- “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
- “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
- “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
- “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Best in sound mixing Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
- “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- “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
Best in visual effects Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
- “District 9″ Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
- “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Best in Adapted screenplay Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “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, 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
Best in Original screenplay Oscars 2010 Nominees
- “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, Tom McCarthy
So “The Hurt Locker” shut out “Avatar”…everywhere but at the bank. I loved it and saw it twice, even if the plot was “Dances With Wolves” in space drag, or a new version of the story of Christ. Haven’t seen “The Hurt Locker.” The title puts me off, and I’m so over the war in Iraq and reminders of how many people Bush is responsible for killing. And what’s up with “Precious”? Why do they always add “Based on the novel “Push” by Sapphire”? They don’t do that for any other film title that’s based on a novel. Really annoying! And Gaby Sidibe “gorgeous”? Give me a break! Her next role should be as a contestant on “The Biggest Loser”! And did we really need another angry racial statement from Mo’nique as an acceptance speech? And then there was Miley Cyrus in that dress and hairdo that made her look about 62 years old. Ridiculous! I did actually love Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, though. They were fun. Oh yeah…what was the deal with Robert Downey, Jr.? Those blue glasses and big blue bow tie? Didn’t get it. I sort of enjoyed the show anyway. Didn’t make me want to see any of those films, though., Maybe “Crazy Heart.”
What angry racial statement? ‘performance not politics’ was about people campaigning for oscars and not letting the performance stand alone. Thanking Hattie was graceful and she did state that she didn’t have to go through what Hattie did.
brokeback mountain should have won
I was soo hoping for a wonderful show with Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin hosting; the witty and colorful banter would be top-drawer. . .
. . .those two were about as witty as a gerbil fart (and I blame the writers for this). . .
. . .the only other thing that sucked major big-time (and NOT in a good way) was that half-assed interpretive dance routine to the nominess of the Best Original Score (Note to future Oscar show producers: the 1970’s are dead, and so is the variety show. Spare us the M-G-M production numbers!)
And Neil Patrick Harris; yer workin’ my last nerve. . .
My grade: D-
Bravo to Sandra Bullock, Mo’nique & Jeff Bridges on there Oscar win as well as history being made with Kathryn Bigelow. I just love when history is being made, it shows a change has come.
So often the Academy allows politics 2 stand N the way of giving recognition 2 a good quality of work such as Color Purple ( 13 nomination 0 Wins ) Jimmy T it just go 2 show that even with all the hatred directed towards Gay People U ( and People like U ) still manage 2 find the time 2 let your racial ignorance show .. I give U and your comments a big fat F as N F U !!!
Jimmy T Gabby is gorgeous just because she’s not a Karen Carpenter body doesn’t mean you have to go lashing out at her GOING! Go Mo’Nique she deserved it i didnt care for her speech though I teared up when Sandra B gave her speech and when Oprah was talking about Gabby and i was sad!for Mr.firth i wanted him to win The WTF moment for me was that interpretative break dance number what was that? I’m glad THL won best picture and Kathryn for best director she made history And something random i’d like to say Peter Sarsgard is the most lispy limp wristed straight i’ve ever seen all in all i enjoyed the show very much
Rooney, and to all others who write like him:
Punctuation kills. For example:
Let’s eat, Grandma!
-versus-
Let’s eat Grandma!
Please remember this the next time you write something.
^ Randy, is that you?
Im glad Avatar didnt win as much, it was so hyped up …
Titanic didn’t win any acting awards either. The Hurt Locker is a great film and Katheryn Bigelow is way too pretty for James. The Cove and Food Inc are 2 of the best documentaries I’ve seen in a long, long time.
I guess they included the author and book along with Precious because they didn’t get to use the title Push for the film. Instead another movie used it. Kinda like Avatar, wich belongs to the “last Airbender” movie.
Pluses: NPH’s opener (another potential host); no politics (except for the guy with the turtle sign, which they quickly cut away from); the John Hughes tribute; and the anarchy of the female Kanye West moment (they need to screen ahead of time who will officially accept the awards). Minuses: absolutely no suspense (all the predicted winners won, no upsets–except maybe Bigelow and her film); eliminating best song performances so they can explain how sound editing works and the best acting categories can have testimonials from other actors; James Taylor serenading the memorial piece (either he or his guitar were off-key); and Alec Baldwin did not really add anything that Steve Martin could have done (and did in the past) as solo host.
I thought the dancing was good, and a creative way to showcase the best score nominees.
I would’ve liked to see live performances for best song.
The John Hughes tribute was killer.
Alec and Steve sucked (I blame the writers too, Thomas J).
NPH should host the Oscars, not open them.
Gabourey Sidibe is beautiful. Don’t hate.
I kind of wish Firth had won. (btw, where was Julianne Moore’s nomination? she was PERFECT in that movie!)
I agree with everyone else overall though, pretty lame in comparison to previous years.
P.S.
CC, THANK YOU! We could all use a little grammar lesson now and then.