Tonight's the night. All that promoting, all those premieres, all those great performances during the past year, all those fittings, all those speeches, come down to this. The 82nd Academy Awards are on tonight and to say the competition is fierce is an understatement. There so many long over due nominations, some new faces, some sad, some funny, some absolutely faultless and the mother of all battles between the exes- Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron. I've vested interest in tonight's results but I also want to see how many can I get right.
Best Motion Picture of the YearNominees:
Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
The Blind Side (2009): Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker (2008): Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro *
2nd PlaceInglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Jonas Rivera Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleNominees:
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)*
2nd PlaceJeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleNominees:
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)*
2nd PlaceGabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)*
3rd PlaceMeryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleNominees:
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleNominees:
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)
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)Best Achievement in DirectingNominees:
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)*
2nd PlaceBest Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the ScreenNominees:
The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin TarantinoThe Messenger (2009/I): Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Thomas McCarthy
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or PublishedNominees:
District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
An Education (2009): Nick Hornby
In the Loop (2009): Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon TurnerBest Achievement in CinematographyNominees:
Avatar (2009): Mauro Fiore
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009): Christian Berger
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009): Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker (2008): Barry AckroydInglourious Basterds (2009): Robert Richardson *
2nd PlaceBest Achievement in EditingNominees:
Avatar (2009): Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron
District 9 (2009): Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker (2008): Bob Murawski, Chris InnisInglourious Basterds (2009): Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Joe Klotz
Best Achievement in Art DirectionNominees:
Avatar (2009): Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): David Warren, Anastasia Masaro, Caroline SmithNine (2009): John Myhre, Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria (2009): Patrice Vermette, Maggie Gray
Best Achievement in Costume DesignNominees:
Bright Star (2009): Janet Patterson
Coco avant Chanel (2009): Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): Monique Prudhomme *
2nd PlaceNine (2009): Colleen Atwood
The Young Victoria (2009): Sandy PowellBest Achievement in MakeupNominees:
Il divo (2008): Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio SodanoStar Trek (2009): Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow *
2nd PlaceThe Young Victoria (2009): John Henry Gordon, Jenny Shircore *
3rd PlaceBest Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original ScoreNominees:
Avatar (2009): James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker (2008): Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Hans Zimmer
Up (2009): Michael GiacchinoBest Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original SongNominees:
Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")Faubourg 36 (2008): Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas("Loin de Paname")
Nine (2009): Maury Yeston("Take It All")
The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman("Almost There")*
2nd PlaceThe Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman("Down in New Orleans") *
3rd PlaceBest Achievement in Sound MixingNominees:
Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson
The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray BeckettInglourious Basterds (2009): Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Mark Ulano
Star Trek (2009): Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, Peter J. Devlin *
2nd PlaceTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Patterson
Best Achievement in Sound EditingNominees:
Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. OttossonInglourious Basterds (2009): Wylie Stateman
Star Trek (2009): Mark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin
Up (2009): Michael Silvers, Tom Myers *
2nd PlaceBest Achievement in Visual EffectsNominees:
Avatar (2009): Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones
District 9 (2009): Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt AitkenStar Trek (2009): Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton *
2nd PlaceBest Animated Feature Film of the YearNominees:
Coraline (2009): Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog (2009): John Musker, Ron ClementsThe Secret of Kells (2009): Tomm Moore
Up (2009): Pete Docter*
2nd PlaceBest Foreign Language Film of the YearNominees:
Ajami (2009)(Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany)*
2nd PlaceEl secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
Un prophète (2009)(France)La teta asustada (2009)(Peru)
Best Documentary, FeaturesNominees:
Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2008): Anders Østergaard, Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove (2009): Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens
Food, Inc. (2008): Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009): Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home (2009): Rebecca Cammisa
Best Documentary, Short SubjectsNominees:
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (2009) (TV): Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (2009): Daniel Junge, Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009) (TV): Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Królik po berlinsku (2009): Bartosz Konopka, Anna Wydra
Music by Prudence (2010): Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett
Best Short Film, AnimatedNominees:
French Roast (2008): Fabrice Joubert
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (2008): Nicky Phelan, Darragh O'ConnellLa dama y la muerte (2009): Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama (2009): Nicolas Schmerkin
Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (2008) (TV): Nick Park
Best Short Film, Live ActionNominees:
The Door (2008): Juanita Wilson, James Flynn
Istället för abrakadabra (2008): Patrik Eklund, Mathias Fjällström
Kavi (2009): Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish (2009): Luke Doolan, Drew Bailey
The New Tenants (2009): Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson