ACADEMY AWARDS 2010

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Here's a brand new post featuring the nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards (a.k.a. Oscar 2010), the most important film cerimony of the year. Enjoy it!
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Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead with 9 nominations each, followed by Inglourious Basterds, with 8. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and Up in the Air have 6 each, and Pixar's Up was nominated for 5 categories.
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But the most exciting dispute is between Avatar and The Hurt Locker, directed by James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, respectively. It's the battle of the ex-spouses, since they divorced while the movies were in production.
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This year, the number of Best Picture nominees was raised to 10, including some unnexpected noms, like The Blind Side, District 9, An Education and A Serious Man. But I think (500) Days of Summer should be on the list...
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I have my bets about the winners, but I'll go straight to the point. Here is the official list, announced on February 2nd. Make your own bets, and comment on it!
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BEST PICTURE

• 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 DIRECTING

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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR ON A LEADING ROLE

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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS ON A LEADING ROLE

• 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 > Julie & Julia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR ON A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Matt Damon > Invictus
• Woody Harrelson > The Messenger
• Christopher Plummer > The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci > The Lovely Bones
• Christoph Waltz > Inglourious Basterds

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS ON A SUPPORTING ROLE

• 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

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• The Messenger
• A Serious Man
• Up

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• District 9
• An Education
• In the Loop
• Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
• Up in the Air

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Avatar
• Das Weisse Band - Eine Deutsche Kindergerchichte (The White Ribbon)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds

BEST EDITING

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Avatar
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Nine
• Sherlock Holmes
• The Young Victoria

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Avatar
• District 9
• Star Trek

BEST ANIMATED FILM

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

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Bright Star
• Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel)
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Nine
• The Young Victoria

BEST MAKEUP

• Il Divo
• Star Trek
• The Young Victoria

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Avatar
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Hurt Locker
• Sherlock Holmes
• Up

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• Crazy Heart > "The Weary Kind"
• Faubourg 36 (Paris 36) > "Loin de Paname"
• Nine > "Take It All"
• The Princess and the Frog > "Almost There"
• The Princess and the Frog > "Down in New Orleans"

BEST SOUND MIXING

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Star Trek
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

BEST SOUND EDITING

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Star Trek
• Up

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Ajami > Israel
• Das Weisse Band - Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte (The White Ribbon) > Germany
• El Secreto de sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes) > Argentina
• Un Prophète (A Prophet) > France
• La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow) > Peru

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• Burma VJ: Reporter i et Lukket Land
• The Cove
• Food, Inc.
• The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
• Which Way Home

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So there you have it.
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Bye!