Oscar Nominations 2010 – The Oscar nominations are out for the 2010 Academy Awards with “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” leading the pack with 9 nominations each.

Oscar Nominations by Category – 82nd Academy Awards

Best Actor – Performance by an actor in a leading role:

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

Best Supporting Actor – Performance by an actor in a supporting role:

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

Best Actress – Performance by an actress in a leading role:

  • Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
  • Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
  • Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
  • Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious”
  • Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Best Supporting Actress – Performance by an actress in a supporting role:

  • Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
  • Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
  • Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
  • Mo’Nique in “Precious”

Best Director – Achievement in directing:

  • “Avatar” – James Cameron
  • “The Hurt Locker” – Kathryn Bigelow
  • “Inglourious Basterds” – Quentin Tarantino
  • “Precious” – Lee Daniels
  • “Up in the Air” – Jason Reitman

Best Picture – Best motion picture of the year:

  • “Avatar”
  • “The Blind Side”
  • “District 9″
  • “An Education”
  • “The Hurt Locker”
  • “Inglourious Basterds”
  • “Precious”
  • “A Serious Man”
  • “Up”

Yes, there really are ten films nominated in the best picture category, up from five in previous years, but only one film will win.

And that’s the list of the Oscar Nominations 2010.

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