This year’s Oscar nominations have just been announced. Avatar and The Hurt Locker – directed by ex-spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow respectively – lead the field with nine nominations each; while Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds is just behind on eight. Meryl Streep gains a record-breaking 16th nomination and there are nominations too for Brits Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth.
Here are the nominations for the leading categories.
Best film
Avatar
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up in the Air
The Blind Side
Up
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
James Cameron – Avatar
Lee Daniels – Precious,
Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Best Actor
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
George Clooney – Up in the Air
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
Best Actress
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Matt Damon – Invictus
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique – Precious
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
Penélope Cruz – Nine
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Crazy Heart
Animated feature film
Up
The Princess and the Frog
Coraline
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Secret of Kells
To see the complete list of nominations, click here.
The Oscars will be handed out in Los Angeles on 7 March. Over the coming weeks, we’ll keep you up to date on the prospects for the favourites and outsiders with news and tips.
