Oscar Nominations 2010

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The 2010 Oscar nominations were announced this morning by actress Anne Hathaway and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak. Here are the contenders for the most coveted statue in show business:

BEST PICTURE

Avatar

District 9

An Education
The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

A Serious Man
The Blind Side
Up

Up in the Air

BEST DIRECTOR

Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

James Cameron, Avatar

Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ACTOR

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

Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Matt Damon, Invictus
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Woody Harrleson, The Messenger

Christopher Plummer, The Last Station

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Penelope Cruz, Nine

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart

See the full list of nominees here.

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be handed out on March 7 at Hollywood's Kodak Theater, in a live ceremony hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, and broadcast on ABC.

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