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82nd Academy Awards
82nd Academy Awards poster
 
Date March 7, 2010
Site Kodak Theatre
Hollywood, California
Host Alec Baldwin
Steve Martin
Highlights
Best Picture The Hurt Locker
Most wins The Hurt Locker (6)
Most nominations Avatar and The Hurt Locker (9)
 < 81st Academy Awards 83rd

The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2009 and took place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It was televised in the United States on ABC. Actors Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin hosted the show, Martin for the third time, after previously presiding over the 73rd and 75th ceremonies, and Baldwin for the first time.

Best Picture[]

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

See also: Best Picture

Winner
The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, producers
Nominees
AvatarJames Cameron and Jon Landau, producers
The Blind SideGil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, producers
District 9Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, producers
An EducationFinola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, producers
Inglourious BasterdsLawrence Bender, producer
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireLee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, producers
A Serious ManJoel Coen and Ethan Coen, producers
UpJonas Rivera, producer
Up in the AirDaniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, producers

Best Actor[]

Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart

See also: Best Actor

Winner
Jeff BridgesCrazy Heart
Nominees
George ClooneyUp in the Air
Colin FirthA Single Man
Morgan FreemanInvictus
Jeremy RennerThe Hurt Locker

Best Actress[]

The Blind Side

The Blind Side

See also: Best Actress

Winner
Sandra BullockThe Blind Side
Nominees
Helen MirrenThe Last Station
Carey MulliganAn Education
Gabourey SidibePrecious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Meryl StreepJulie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor[]

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

See also: Best Supporting Actor

Winner
Christoph WaltzInglourious Basterds
Nominees
Matt DamonInvictus
Woody HarrelsonThe Messenger
Christopher PlummerThe Last Station
Stanley TucciThe Lovely Bones

Best Supporting Actress[]

Precious

Precious

See also: Best Supporting Actress

Winner
Mo'NiquePrecious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Nominees
Penélope CruzNine
Vera FarmigaUp in the Air
Maggie GyllenhaalCrazy Heart
Anna KendrickUp in the Air

Best Director[]

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

See also: Best Director

Winner
Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt Locker
Nominees
James CameronAvatar
Lee DanielsPrecious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Jason ReitmanUp in the Air
Quentin TarantinoInglourious Basterds

Best Original Screenplay[]

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

See also: Best Original Screenplay

Winner
The Hurt Locker — Written by Mark Boal
Nominees
Inglourious Basterds — Written by Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger — Written by Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
A Serious Man — Written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Up — Screenplay by Bob Peterson and Pete Docter; Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson and Tom McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay[]

Precious

Precious

See also: Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire — Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Nominees
District 9 — Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
An Education — Screenplay by Nick Hornby
In the Loop — Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche
Up in the Air — Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Cinematography[]

Avatar

Avatar

See also: Best Cinematography

Winner
AvatarMauro Fiore
Nominees
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceBruno Delbonnel
The Hurt LockerBarry Ackroyd
Inglourious BasterdsRobert Richardson
The White RibbonChristian Berger

Best Film Editing[]

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

See also: Best Film Editing

Winner
The Hurt LockerBob Murawski and Chris Innis
Nominees
AvatarStephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
District 9Julian Clarke
Inglourious BasterdsSally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by SapphireJoe Klotz

Best Art Direction[]

Avatar

Avatar

See also: Best Art Direction

Winner
Avatar — Production Design: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
Nominees
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus — Production Design: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
Nine — Production Design: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes — Production Design: Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria — Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Best Costume Design[]

The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

See also: Best Costume Design

Winner
The Young VictoriaSandy Powell
Nominees
Bright StarJanet Patterson
Coco Before ChanelCatherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusMonique Prudhomme
NineColleen Atwood

Best Makeup[]

Star Trek

Star Trek

See also: Best Makeup

Winner
Star TrekBarney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
Nominees
Il DivoAldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
The Young VictoriaJohn Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Best Original Score[]

Up

Up

See also: Best Original Score

Winner
UpMichael Giacchino
Nominees
AvatarJames Horner
Fantastic Mr. FoxAlexandre Desplat
The Hurt LockerMarco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock HolmesHans Zimmer

Best Original Song[]

Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart

See also: Best Original Song

Winner
"The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart — Music and Lyric by T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham
Nominees
"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog — Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog — Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"Loin de Paname" from Paris 36 — Music by Reinhardt Wagner; Lyric by Frank Thomas
"Take It All" from Nine — Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston

Best Sound Mixing[]

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

See also: Best Sound Mixing

Winner
The Hurt LockerPaul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Nominees
AvatarChristopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
Inglourious BasterdsMichael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
Star TrekAnna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the FallenGreg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Best Sound Editing[]

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

See also: Best Sound Editing

Winner
The Hurt LockerPaul N.J. Ottosson
Nominees
AvatarChristopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Inglourious BasterdsWylie Stateman
Star TrekMark P. Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
UpMichael Silvers and Tom Myers

Best Visual Effects[]

Avatar

Avatar

See also: Best Visual Effects

Winner
AvatarJoe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
Nominees
District 9Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Star TrekRoger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Best Animated Feature[]

Up

Up

See also: Best Animated Feature

Winner
UpPete Docter
Nominees
CoralineHenry Selick
Fantastic Mr. FoxWes Anderson
The Princess and the FrogJohn Musker and Ron Clements
The Secret of KellsTomm Moore

Best Foreign Language Film[]

SecretTheirEyes 002

The Secret in Their Eyes

See also: Best Foreign Language Film

Winner
The Secret in Their Eyes from Argentina — directed by Juan José Campanella
Nominees
Ajami from Israel — directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani
The White Ribbon from Germany — directed by Michael Haneke
A Prophet from France — directed by Jacques Audiard
The Milk of Sorrow from Peru — directed by Claudia Llosa

Best Documentary Feature[]

Cove 001

The Cove

See also: Best Documentary Feature

Winner
The CoveLouie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Nominees
Burma VJAnders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
Food, Inc.Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon PapersJudith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Which Way HomeRebecca Cammisa

Best Documentary Short[]

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Music by Prudence

See also: Best Documentary Short

Winner
Music by PrudenceRoger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Nominees
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan ProvinceJon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth GardnerDaniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM PlantSteven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Rabbit à la BerlinBartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Best Animated Short[]

Logorama

Logorama

See also: Best Animated Short

Winner
LogoramaNicolas Schmerkin
Nominees
French RoastFabrice Joubert
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping BeautyNicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell
The Lady and the ReaperJavier Recio Gracia
A Matter of Loaf and DeathNick Park

Best Live Action Short[]

NewTenants 001

The New Tenants

See also: Best Live Action Short

Winner
The New TenantsJoachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Nominees
The DoorJuanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of AbracadabraPatrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
KaviGregg Helvey
Miracle FishLuke Doolan and Drew Bailey

Honorary Award[]

Lauren Bacall "in recognition of her central place in the golden age of motion pictures."
Roger Corman "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers."
Gordon Willis "for unsurpassed mastery of light, shadow, color and motion."

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award[]

John Calley
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