2009 Oscar Nominees Announced

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

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

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: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

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: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Best animated feature film of the year

• Coraline: Henry Selick
• Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson
• The Princess and the Frog: John Musker and Ron Clements
• The Secret of Kells: Tomm Moore
• Up: Pete Docter

Achievement in 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 and Katie Spencer
• The Young Victoria — Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Achievement in 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

Achievement in costume design

• Bright Star: Janet Patterson
• Coco Before Chanel: Catherine Leterrier
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Monique Prudhomme
• Nine: Colleen Atwood
• The Young Victoria: Sandy Powell

Achievement in directing

• Avatar: James Cameron
• The Hurt Locker: Kathryn Bigelow
• Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: Lee Daniels
• Up in the Air: Jason Reitman

Best documentary feature

• Burma VJ
• The Cove
• Food, Inc.
• The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
• Which Way Home

Best documentary short subject

• China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
• The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
• The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
• Music by Prudence
• Rabbit à la Berlin

Achievement in film editing

• Avatar: Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron
• District 9: Julian Clarke
• The Hurt Locker: Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
• Inglourious Basterds: Sally Menke
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: Joe Klotz

Best foreign language film of the year

• Ajami (Israel)
• El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina)
• The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)
• Un Prophète (France)
• The White Ribbon (Germany)

Achievement in makeup

• Il Divo: Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
• Star Trek: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow
• The Young Victoria: Jon Henry Gordon, and Jenny Shircore

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• Avatar: James Horner
• Fantastic Mr. Fox: Alexandre Desplat
• The Hurt Locker: Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• Sherlock Holmes: Hans Zimmer
• Up: Michael Giacchino

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• "Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog: Randy Newman
• "Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog: Randy Newman
• "Loin de Panam" from Paris 36: Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas
• "Take It All" from Nine: Maury Yeston
• "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best motion picture of the year

• Avatar
• The Blind Side
• District 9
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up in the Air

Best animated short film

• French Roast
• Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
• The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
• Logorama
• A Matter of Loaf and Death

Best live action short film

• The Door
• Instead of Abracadabra
• Kavi
• Miracle Fish
• The New Tenants

Achievement in sound editing

• Avatar: Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
• The Hurt Locker: Paul N.J. Ottosson
• Inglourious Basterds: Wylie Stateman
• Star Trek: Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
• Up: Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Achievement in sound mixing

• Avatar: Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Tony Johnson
• The Hurt Locker: Paul N.J. Ottosson, and Ray Beckett
• 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

Achievement in Visual Effets

• 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

Adapted screenplay

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

Original screenplay

• The Hurt Locker: Mark Boal
• Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino
• The Messenger: Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
• A Serious Man: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• Up: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy