In a historic first, the Academy broadcast this year’s Oscar nominations live over the Internet. Unsurprisingly, Avatar got a ton of nominations (and deserved many of them) — nine nominations overall, tied only by Hurt Locker.
But a few of our other favorites, including Star Trek, District 9, and Inglourious Basterds, also did pretty well for themselves. List of nominations for the biggest categories after the jump:
And the nominees are:
Best Picture
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
- A Serious Man
- Up
- Up in the Air
Yes, there are ten Best Picture nominees this year.
Actor in 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)
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Matt Damon (Invictus)
- Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
- Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
- Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
- Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Actress in a Leading Role
- Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
- Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
- Carey Mulligan (An Education)
- Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
- Meryl Streep (Julie and Julia)
Actress in 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)
Animated Feature Film
- Coraline
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Princess and the Frog
- The Secret of Kells
- Up
Directing
- James Cameron (Avatar)
- Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
- Lee Daniels (Precious)
- Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- District 9 — Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- An Education — Nick Hornby
- In the Loop — like 5 people
- Precious — Geoffrey Fletcher
- Up in the Air — Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Hurt Locker — Mark Boal
- Inglourious Basterds — Quentin Tarantino
- The Messenger — Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
- A Serious Man — Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- Up — lotsa people
Other notable nominations:
- Avatar for Art Direction, Avatar, Harry Potter, and Inglourious Basterds for Cinematography
- hilariously not Avatar for Costume Design
- Avatar, District 9, and Inglourious Basterds for Film Editing
- Star Trek (but not Avatar) for Makeup, Avatar for Original Score
- Avatar and Star Trek for Sound Editing
- Avatar and Star Trek for Sound Mixing
- Avatar, District 9, and Star Trek for Visual Effects.
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