"The hurt locker", het Irak-drama van Kathryn Bigelow, is de grote winnaar geworden van de 82e Academy Awards. De film sleepte de belangrijkste Oscars, die voor beste regisseur en beste film, in de wacht en won in totaal 6 prijzen. Het is de eerste keer in de geschiede- nis van de Oscars dat een vrouw de prijs voor beste regie wint. "The hurt locker" gaat over een groep ontmijners in Irak. De film scoorde niet aan de kassa's, maar werd wel vaak bekroond. Concurrent en kassucces "Avatar" kon slechts 3 nominaties verzilveren in nevencategorieën.
Jeff Bridges heeft na zes nominaties eindelijk zijn Oscar binnen. Hij kreeg de award voor beste acteur voor zijn rol van countryzanger Bad Blake in "Crazy heart". Bridges was door het dolle heen en bedankte eerst en vooral zijn ouders. Sandra Bullock nam in een goudkleurige jurk het beeldje voor beste actrice in ontvangst voor haar rol in "The blind side". Het was de eerste keer dat ze genomineerd werd voor de prijs.
Christoph Waltz kreeg de prijs voor beste mannelijke bijrol als charmante SS'er in het oorlogsepos Inglourious Basterds van regisseur Quentin Tarantino. Het was de enige van de acht nominaties die de film mocht verzilveren. Comédiënne Mo'Nique kreeg de prijs voor beste vrouwelijke bijrol voor haar rol in het drama Precious.Ze mocht de eerste staande ovatie van de zaal in ontvangst nemen. Het veelgeprezen drama won ook de prijs voor beste bewerkte scenario.
De animatiefilm UP van producent Pixar kreeg de Oscar voor beste animatiefilm van het jaar.
De enige verrassingen van de avond was de uitreiking van het beeldje voor beste buitenlandse film. De prijs ging niet naar een van de twee gedoodverfde winnaars Un Prophète (Frankrijk) of Das Weisse Band (Duitsland), maar naar de Argentijnse thriller El Secreto de sus Ojos.
Winnaar
The Hurt Locker (2008) Andere genomineerden
Avatar (2009) Inglourious Basterds (2009) Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) Up in the Air (2009) The Blind Side (2009) An Education (2009) A Serious Man (2009) Up (2009) District 9 (2009)
Winnaar
El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina) Andere genomineerden
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany) Ajami (2009)(Israel) La teta asustada (2009)(Peru) Un prophète (2009)(France)
Winnaar
Jeff Bridges - -Crazy Heart (2009) Andere genomineerden
George Clooney - -Up in the Air (2009/I) Colin Firth - -A Single Man (2009) Morgan Freeman - -Invictus (2009) Jeremy Renner - -The Hurt Locker (2008)
Winnaar
Christoph Waltz - -Inglourious Basterds (2009) Andere genomineerden
Woody Harrelson - -The Messenger (2009/I) Matt Damon - - he Informant! (2009) Christopher Plummer - -The Last Station (2009) Stanley Tucci - -The Lovely Bones (2009)
Winnaar
Sandra Bullock - -The Blind Side (2009) Andere genomineerden
Meryl Streep - -Julie & Julia (2009) Helen Mirren - -The Last Station (2009) Carey Mulligan - -An Education (2009) Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe - -Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Winnaar
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) Andere genomineerden
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009) Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I) Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009) Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Winnaar
Kathryn Bigelow - - The Hurt Locker (2008) Andere genomineerden
James Cameron - -Avatar (2009) Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) Jason Reitman - -Up in the Air (2009/I) Quentin Tarantino - -Inglourious Basterds (2009)
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”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
- Matt Damon in “Invictus”
- Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
- Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
- Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
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: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
- Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
- Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
- Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
- Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
- Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
Animated Feature Film
“Up” Pete Docter
- “Coraline” Henry Selick
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
- “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
- “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
Art Direction
“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
- “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
- “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Cinematography
“Avatar” Mauro Fiore
- “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
- “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
- “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
- “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger
Costume Design
“The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell
- “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
- “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
- “Nine” Colleen Atwood
Directing
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
- “Avatar” James Cameron
- “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
- “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman
Documentary (Feature)
“The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
- “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
- “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
- “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
- “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa
Documentary (Short Subject)
“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
- “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
- “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
- “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
- “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
Film Editing
“The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
- “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
- “District 9” Julian Clarke
- “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz
Foreign Language Film
“The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
- “Ajami” Israel
- “The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
- “A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
- “The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany
Makeup
“Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
- “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
- “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Music (Original Score)
“Up” Michael Giacchino
- “Avatar” James Horner
- “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
- “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
- “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
Music (Original Song)
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
- “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 Picture
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
- “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
- “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
- “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
- “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
- “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
- “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
- “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
- “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
- “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
- “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
- “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
- “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park
Short Film (Live Action)
“The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
- “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
- “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
- “Kavi” Gregg Helvey
- “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
Sound Editing
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
- “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
- “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
- “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
- “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Sound Mixing
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
- “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
- “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
- “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Visual Effects
“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
- “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
- “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
- “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, Tony Roche
- “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Writing (Original Screenplay)
“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
- “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
- “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
- “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy