Here are the nominees:
Best Picture
“Avatar”
“The Blind Side”
“District 9”
“An Education”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”
“Up in the Air”
I went 9 out of 10 for this one, predicting Star Trek to reap a well deserved nomination, but alas the box office power and populace favor for The Blind Side prevailed over a film that was better received and more of a cinematic achievement.
Best Director
James Cameron, “Avatar”
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
“Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
“Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”
Foolishly, I predicted perennial nominee Lee Daniels to sit this one out in favor of District 9's helmer Neill Blomkamp, despite Daniels' DGA nod and the film's PGA, WGA, Globes and BAFTA's mentions. 4 out of 5 aint bad, but it's frustrating that I could have gotten perfect results on this one had I went with my gut rather than my heart.
Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”
I scored a perfect 5/5 on this.
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”
And this.
Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelon, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
While I'm disapointed I only scored 3/5 in this category, it is nice to see Matt Damon with a long time coming second nod, despite the fact that it comes for a minor performance in an underwhelming film. Anthony Mackie's snub stings, especially when the rather boring work from Christopher Plummer recieved a nod.
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique, “Precious”
This was the real shocker for me. I never thought that Penelope Cruz could ride her goodwill to another nomination for her work in Nine, and I'm shocked that Maggie Gyllenhaal was able to break into the race displacing Julianne Moore, Samantha Morton and Diane Kruger. Good for her though as she scores her first nod for Crazy Heart. 3/5
Best Adapted Screenplay
“District 9”
“An Education”
“In the Loop”
“Precious”
“Up in the Air”
4/5
Best Original Screenplay
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“The Messenger”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”
4/5 Shocked that (500) Days of Summer was snubbed after making the rounds quite frequently throughout the season. The only reason that this isnt causing more of a fuss around the web is due to The Messenger being the screenplay to displace it, as Oren Moverman's work here truly shines.
Best Animated Feature Film
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“The Secret of Kells”
“Up”
4/5 I never saw the secret of Kells coming, especially when it displaces Ponyo and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.
Best Foreign Language Film
“Ajami” (Israel)
“The Milk of Sorrow” (Peru)
“A Prophet” (France)
“The Secret in Their Eyes” (Argentina)
“The White Ribbon” (Germany)
3/5
Best Art Direction
“Avatar”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
“Nine”
“Sherlock Holmes”
“The Young Victoria”
2/5 Ouch, but good for the Imaginarium for keeping itself in the game.
Best Cinematography
“Avatar”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
“The Hurt Locker”
“The White Ribbon”
4/5 Sooo happy Half Blood Prince got a big nod like this, Delbono's work deserves it.
Best Costume Design
“Bright Star”
“Coco Before Chanel”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
“Nine”
“The Young Victoria”
3/5
Best Film Editing
“Avatar”
“District 9”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”
4/5
Best Makeup
“Il Divo”
“Star Trek”
“The Young Victoria”
1/3
Best Music (Original Score)
“Avatar”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Sherlock Holmes”
“Up”
4/5 Im suprised by The Hurt Locker's nod here, the last thing I can remember about watching The Hurt Locker was its music, I dont know how anyone could have noticed that yet not nominate Marvin hamlisch's score from The Informant!
Best Music (Original Song)
“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog”
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog”
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36″
“Take it All” from “Nine”
“The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart”
2/5 The Academy's Music Branch is a rather strange group. I hate them, seriously that Bruce Springsteen snub has forever destroyed any respect I had for them.
Best Sound Editing
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Star Trek”
“Up”
4/5 I love that Basterds did so well with the techs despite missing a costumes and art direction notice. Strange.
Best Sound Mixing
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Star Trek”
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”
4/5
Best Visual Effects
“Avatar”
“District 9”
“Star Trek”
3/3
Best Documentary Feature
“Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country”
“The Cove”
“Food, Inc.”
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
“Which Way Home”
3/5
Best Documentary Short
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
“The Last Campaign of Booth Gardener”
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
“Music by Prudence”
“Rabbit a la Berlin”
Best Short Film (Animated)
“French Roast”
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty”
“The Lady and the Reaper”
“Logorama”
“A Matter of Loaf and Death”
Best Short Film (Live Action)
“The Door”
“Instead of Abracadabra”
“Kavi”
“Miracle Fish”
“The New Tenants”
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