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- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsMichael StuhlbargRichard KindSari LennickLarry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.BEST PICTURE
01. A serious man · Joel Coen · Ethan Coen
02. The hurt locker · Kathryn Bigelow · Mark Boal · Nicolas Chartier · Greg Shapiro
03. Up in the air · Daniel Dubiecki · Ivan Reitman · Jason Reitman
04. Inglorious basterds · Lawrence Bender
05. District 9 · Peter Jackson · Carolynne Cunnigham
06. An education · Finola Dwyer · Amanda Posey
07. Up · Jonas Rivera
08. Avatar · James Cameron · Jon Landau
09. The blind side · Gil Netter · Andrew A. Kosove · Broderick Johnson
10. Precious · Lee Daniels · Sarah Siegel-Magness · Gary Magness - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.BEST DIRECTING
01. Kathryn Bigelow · The hurt locker
02. Quentin Tarantino · Inglorious basterds
03. Jason Reitman · Up in the air
04. James Cameron · Avatar
05. Lee Daniels · Precious - DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew GoodeAn English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
01. Colin Firth · A single man
02. George Clooney · Up in the air
03. Jeremy Renner · The hurt locker
04. Jeff Bridges · Crazy heart
05. Morgan Freeman · Invictus - DirectorLone ScherfigStarsCarey MulliganPeter SarsgaardAlfred MolinaA coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
01. Carey Mulligan · An education
02. Gabourey Sidibe · Precious
03. Sandra Bullock · The blind side
04. Meryl Streep · Julie & Julia
05. Helen Mirren · The last station - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
01. Christoph Waltz · Inglorious basterds
02. Woody Harrelson · The messenger
03. Christopher Plummer · The last station
04. Stanley Tucci · The lovely bones
05. Matt Damon · Invictus - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsGeorge ClooneyVera FarmigaAnna KendrickRyan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
01. Vera Farmiga · Up in the air
02. Anna Kendrick · Up in the air
03. Mo'Nique · Precious
04. Penélope Cruz · Nine
05. Maggie Gyllenhaal · Crazy heart - DirectorArmando IannucciStarsTom HollanderPeter CapaldiJames GandolfiniA political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.BEST WRITING (Adapted screenplay)
01. In the loop · Jesse Armstrong · Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche
02. District 9 · Neill Blomkamp · Terri Tatchell
03. Up in the air · Jason Reitman · Sheldon Turner
04. An education · Nick Hornby
05. Precious · Geoffrey Fletcher - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsMichael StuhlbargRichard KindSari LennickLarry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.BEST WRITING (Original screenplay)
01. A serious man · Joel Coen · Ethan Coen
02. Inglorious basterds · Quentin Tarantino
03. The hurt locker · Mark Boal
04. Up · Bob Peterson · Pete Docter · Tom McCarthy
05. The messenger · Alessandro Camon · Oren Moverman - DirectorMichael HanekeStarsChristian FriedelErnst JacobiLeonie BeneschStrange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
01. The white ribbon · Christian Berger
02. Harry Potter and the half-blood prince · Bruno Delbonnel
03. Inglorious basterds · Robert Richardson
04. Avatar · Mauro Fiore
05. The hurt locker · Barry Ackroyd - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.BEST ART DIRECTION
01. Avatar · Rick Carter · Robert Stromberg · Kim Sinclair
02. The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · Dave Warren · Anastasia Masaro · Caroline Smith
03. Sherlock Holmes · Sarah Greenwood · Katie Spencer
04. Nine · John Myhre · Gordon Sim
05. The young Victoria · Patrice Vermette · Maggie Gray - DirectorWes AndersonStarsGeorge ClooneyMeryl StreepBill MurrayAn urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.BEST MUSIC (Original score)
01. Fantastic Mr. Fox · Alexandre Desplat
02. Up · Michael Giacchino
03. The hurt locker · Marco Beltrami · Buck Sanders
04. Avatar · James Horner
05. Sherlock Holmes · Hans Zimmer - DirectorScott CooperStarsJeff BridgesMaggie GyllenhaalColin FarrellA faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.BEST MUSIC (Original song)
01. Crazy heart · The weary kind · Ryan Bingham · T Bone Burnett
02. Nine · Take it all · Maury Yeston
03. Paris 36 · Loin de paname · Reinhardt Wagner · Frank Thomas
04. The princess and the frog · Down in New Orleans · Randy Newman
05. The princess and the frog · Almost there · Randy Newman - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.BEST FILM EDITING
01. The hurt locker · Bob Murawski · Chris Innis
02. District 9 · Julian Clarke
03. Inglorious basterds · Sally Menke
04. Avatar · Stephen Rivkin · James Cameron · John Refoua
05. Precious · Joe Klotz - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.BEST SOUND MIXING
01. The hurt locker · Paul N.J. Ottosson · Ray Beckett
02. Avatar · Christopher Boyes · Gary Summers · Andy Nelson · Tony Johnson
03. Transformers: Revenge of the fallen · Greg P. Russell · Gary Summers · Geoffrey Patterson
04. Inglorious basterds · Michael Minkler · Tony Lamberti · Mark Ulano
05. Star Trek · Anna Behlmer · Andy Nelson · Peter J. Devlin - DirectorJane CampionStarsAbbie CornishBen WhishawPaul SchneiderThe three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
01. Bright star · Janet Patterson
02. The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · Monique Prudhomme
03. Nine · Colleen Atwood
04. Coco before Chanel · Catherine Leterrier
05. The young Victoria · Sandy Powell - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsChris PineZachary QuintoSimon PeggThe brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.BEST MAKEUP
01. Star Trek · Barney Burman · Mindy Hall · Joel Harlow
02. The young Victoria · Jon Henry Gordon · Jenny Shircore
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Il divo · Aldo Signoretti · Vittorio Sodano - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.BEST SOUND EDITING
01. The hurt locker · Paul N.J. Ottosson
02. Avatar · Christopher Boyes · Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
03. Star Trek · Mark Stoeckinger · Alan Rankin
04. Up · Michael Silvers · Tom Myers
05. Inglorious basterds · Wylie Stateman - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
01. Avatar · Joe Letteri · Stephen Rosenbaum · Richard Baneham · Andrew R. Jones
02. District 9 · Dan Kaufman · Peter Muyzers · Robert Habros · Matt Aitken
03. Star Trek · Roger Guyett · Russell Earl · Paul Kavanagh · Burt Dalton - DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo RagoA retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
01. The secret in their eyes · Argentina
02. The white ribbon · Germany
03. A prophet · France
04. The milk of sorrow · Peru
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Ajami · Israel - DirectorWes AndersonStarsGeorge ClooneyMeryl StreepBill MurrayAn urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
01. Fantastic Mr. Fox · Wes Anderson
02. The secret of Kells · Tomm Moore
03. Coraline · Henry Selick
04. Up · Pete Docter
05. The princess and the frog · John Musker · Ron Clements - DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy JonesUsing state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.BEST DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
01. The cove · Louie Psihoyos · Fisher Stevens
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Burma VJ · Anders Ostergaard · Lise Lense-Moller
Food, Inc. · Robert Kenner · Elise Pearlstein
The most dangerous man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the pentagon papers · Judith Ehrlich · Rick Goldsmith
Which way home · Ribecca Cammisa