Nominees in selected major categories ahead of the 82nd annual Academy Awards to be held at the Kodak Theater on March 7:
Best Picture:
The Hurt Locker
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
Inglourious Basterds
Up in the Air
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Jeff Bridges -- Crazy Heart
George Clooney -- Up in the Air
Colin Firth -- A Single Man
Morgan Freeman -- Invictus
Jeremy Renner -- The Hurt Locker
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Meryl Streep -- Julie & Julia
Sandra Bullock -- The Blind Side
Carey Mulligan -- An Education
Helen Mirren -- The Last Station
Gabourey Sidibe -- Precious
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christoph Waltz -- Inglourious Basterds
Woody Harrelson -- The Messenger
Christopher Plummer -- The Last Station
Matt Damon -- Invictus
Stanley Tucci -- The Lovely Bones
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Penelope Cruz -- Nine
Mo'Nique -- Precious
Anna Kendrick -- Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga -- Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal -- Crazy Heart
Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow -- The Hurt Locker
James Cameron -- Avatar
Quentin Tarantino -- Inglourious Basterds
Jason Reitman -- Up in the Air
Lee Daniels -- Precious
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Ajami -- Israel
El Secreto de Sus Ojos -- Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow -- Peru
Un Prophete -- France
The White Ribbon -- Germany
Best Animated Feature Film:
Coraline
Up
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
