At the crack of dawn this morning, the nominees for the 2010 Academy Awards were announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The Oscar nominations were presented by Tom Sherak, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Anne Hathaway, the chick who got naked in the movie Havoc.
Avatar and The Hurt Locker scored 9 nominations each, virtually guaranteeing more awkward moments between self-proclaimed King of the World James Cameron and his ex-wife/better director Kathryn Bigelow. Both films were also among the 10 movies nominated for best picture. If that sounds like a lot of best picture candidates, it is. This is the first year that the Academy expanded the list of best picture nominees from five to 10. 
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are set to host the awards ceremony on March 7.
Here’s a quick list of the major Oscar Nominations for 2010:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penèlope Cruz
Verma Farmiga
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Anna Kendrik
Mo’Nique
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon
Woody Harrelson
Christopher Plummer
StanleyTucci
Christoph Waltz
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock
Helen Mirren
Carey Mulligan
Gabourey Sidibe
Meryl Streep
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges
George Clooney
Colin Firth
Morgan Freeman
Jeremy Renner
Best Achievement in Directing
James Cameron
Kathryn Bigelow
Quentin Tarantino
Lee Daniels
Best Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal
Inglorious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger – Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
A Serious Man – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Up – Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Best Adapted Screenplay
District 9 – Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
An Education – Nick Hornby
In The Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious – Geoffrey Fletcher
Up In The Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Best Foreign Language Film
Ajami
El Secreto de Sus Ojos
The Milk of Sorrow
Un Prophète
The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature
Coraline
The Fantastic Mr Fox
The Princess and Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up
Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air
(Photos via: Reuters)
Comments
James
February 2nd, 2010 - 9:27:09 AM
This is going to be one of those rare years where the winner for best director doesn't take best picture. Director to Bigelow, Picture to Avatar. Trust this guy who's won his pool 3 years running.
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Crazy girl
February 2nd, 2010 - 12:56:31 PM
It is an interesting list of nominees. I don't have any expectations so I'll have to just wait and see. I do hope that UP wins best animation pic.
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