Best Achievement in Directing – Nominees Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker James Cameron – Avatar Lee Daniels – Precious Jason Reitman – Up in the Air… Read more “Oscar Watch – Best Director”

Best Film – Nominees Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire A Serious… Read more “Oscar Watch – Best Film”

Best Animated Feature Film – Nominees Coraline: Henry Selick Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson The Princess and the Frog: John Musker, Ron Clements The Secret of Kells:… Read more “Oscar Watch – Animated Feature Film, Documentary and Foreign Film”

Best Achievement in Cinematography – Nominees Avatar: Mauro Fiore Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte / The White Ribbon: Christian Berger Harry Potter and the Half-Blood… Read more “Oscar Watch – Cinematography, Editing, and Visual Effects”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Nominees Helen Mirren – The Last Station Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia Sandra Bullock – The Blind… Read more “Oscar Watch – Best Actress and Supporting Actress”

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen – Nominees The Hurt Locker: Mark Boal Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino The Messenger: Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman A Serious… Read more “Oscar Watch – Script for Screen and Adapted Screenplay”

Best Achievement in Costume Design – Nominees Bright Star: Janet Patterson Coco avant Chanel: Catherine Leterrier The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Monique Prudhomme Nine: Colleen Atwood The… Read more “Oscar Watch – Costume Design, Art Direction and Makeup”

Best Actor – Nominees George Clooney – Up in the Air Morgan Freeman – Invictus Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker Colin Firth – A Single Man… Read more “Oscar Watch – Best Actor and Supporting Actor”