Mar 7, 2010 by The MovieWeb Team

82nd Academy Award Winners!

The Academy has spoken...check out the full list of winners of the 82nd Academy Awards below!

BEST PICTURE:


  • The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), A Voltage Pictures Production, Nominees to be determined
  • Avatar (20th Century Fox), A Lightstorm Entertainment Production, James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
  • The Blind Side (Warner Bros.), An Alcon Entertainment Production, Nominees to be determined
  • District 9 (TriStar), A Block/Hanson Production, Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
  • An Education (Sony Pictures Classics), A Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production, Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
  • Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production, Lawrence Bender, Producer
  • Precious (Lionsgate), A Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production, Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
  • A Serious Man (Focus Features), A Working Title Films Production, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
  • Up (Disney/Pixar), A Pixar Production, Jonas Rivera, Producer
  • Up in the Air (Paramount), A Montecito Picture Company Production, Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers


DIRECTING:




ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:




ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:




ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:




ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:




ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:


  • Precious (Lionsgate), Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
  • District 9 (TriStar), Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
  • An Education (Sony Pictures Classics), Screenplay by Nick Hornby
  • In the Loop (IFC Films), Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
  • Up in the Air (Paramount), Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:


  • The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Written by Mark Boal
  • Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Written by Quentin Tarantino
  • The Messenger (Oscilloscope Pictures), Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
  • A Serious Man (Focus Features), Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
  • Up (Disney/Pixar), Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:


  • The Secret of Her Eyes, (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haddock Films Production, Argentina
  • Ajami (Kino International), An Inosan Production, Israel
  • The Milk of Sorrow, A Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogràfica/Vela Production, Peru
  • A Prophet (Sony Pictures Classics), A Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production, France
  • The White Ribbon (Sony Pictures Classics), An X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production, Germany


ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:




ART DIRECTION:


  • Avatar (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Sony Pictures Classics), Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro, Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
  • Nine (The Weinstein Company), Art Direction: John Myhre, Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
  • Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
  • The Young Victoria (Apparition), Art Direction: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Maggie Gray


CINEMATOGRAPHY:




COSTUME DESIGN:




FILM EDITING:




DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:




MAKE-UP:


  • Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
  • Il Divo (MPI Media Group through Music Box), Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
  • The Young Victoria (Apparition), Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore


ORIGINAL SCORE:




ORIGINAL SONG:


  • "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
  • "Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
  • "Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
  • "Loin de Paname" from Paris 36 (Sony Pictures Classics), Music by Reinhardt Wagner, Lyric by Frank Thomas
  • "Take It All" from Nine (The Weinstein Company), Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston


SOUND MIXING:


  • The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
  • Avatar (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
  • Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
  • Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount), Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson


SOUND EDITING:


  • The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson
  • Avatar (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
  • Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Wylie Stateman
  • Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
  • Up (Disney/Pixar), Michael Silvers and Tom Myers


VISUAL EFFECTS:


  • Avatar (20th Century Fox), Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
  • District 9 (TriStar), Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
  • Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton


DOCUMENTARY SHORT:




ANIMATED SHORT FILM:




LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:


  • The New Tenants, A Park Pictures and M & M Production, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
  • The Door (Network Ireland Television), An Octagon Films Production, Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
  • Instead of Abracadabra (The Swedish Film Institute), A Directörn & Fabrikörn Production, Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
  • Kavi, A Gregg Helvey Production, Gregg Helvey
  • Miracle Fish (Premium Films), A Druid Films Production, Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey


The Academy Awards episode 82.1, "The 82nd Annual Academy Awards"

The Hurt Locker was released June 26th, 2009 and stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo. The film is directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

Avatar was released December 18th, 2009 and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Laz Alonso. The film is directed by James Cameron.

The Blind Side was released November 20th, 2009 and stars Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox. The film is directed by John Lee Hancock.

District 9 was released August 14th, 2009 and stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Greg Melvill-Smith. The film is directed by Neill Blomkamp.

An Education was released October 9th, 2009 and stars Carey Mulligan, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, William Melling, Connor Catchpole, Matthew Beard, Peter Sarsgaard. The film is directed by Lone Scherfig.

Inglourious Basterds was released August 21st, 2009 and stars Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger. The film is directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Precious was released November 6th, 2009 and stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne. The film is directed by Lee Daniels.

A Serious Man was released October 2nd, 2009 and stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus, Peter Breitmayer, Brent Braunschweig. The film is directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen.

Up was released May 29th, 2009 and stars Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, David Kaye. The film is directed by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson.

Up in the Air was released December 23rd, 2009 and stars George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton, Melanie Lynskey, J.K. Simmons, Sam Elliott. The film is directed by Jason Reitman.

Crazy Heart was released December 16th, 2009 and stars Jeff Bridges, James Keane, Anna Felix, Paul Herman, Tom Bower, Ryan Bingham, Beth Grant, Rick Dial. The film is directed by Scott Cooper.

A Single Man was released December 11th, 2009 and stars Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Jon Kortajarena, Paulette Lamori, Ryan Simpkins, Ginnifer Goodwin. The film is directed by Tom Ford.

Invictus was released December 11th, 2009 and stars Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Marguerite Wheatley. The film is directed by Clint Eastwood.

The Last Station was released January 15th, 2009 and stars Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Paul Giamatti, Kerry Condon, Anne-Marie Duff, Patrick Kennedy, John Sessions. The film is directed by Michael Hoffman.

Julie & Julia was released August 7th, 2009 and stars Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jane Lynch. The film is directed by Nora Ephron.

The Messenger was released November 13th, 2009 and stars Ben Foster, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Woody Harrelson, Yaya DaCosta, Portia, Lisa Joyce, Steve Buscemi. The film is directed by Oren Moverman.

The Lovely Bones was released December 11th, 2009 and stars Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon, Jake Abel, Michael Imperioli, Reece Ritchie. The film is directed by Peter Jackson.

Nine was released December 18th, 2009 and stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson. The film is directed by Rob Marshall.

In the Loop was released July 24th, 2009 and stars Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Anna Chlumsky, Paul Higgins, Mimi Kennedy. The film is directed by Armando Iannucci.

Vidal Sassoon: The Movie was released February 11th, 2011 and stars Mary Quant, Ronnie Sassoon ], Vidal Sassoon. The film is directed by Craig Teper.

Ajami was released February 3rd, 2010 and stars Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba, Youssef Sahwani, Abu George Shibli, Ibrahim Frege, Scandar Copti, Shahir Kabaha. The film is directed by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani.

The Milk of Sorrow was released August 27th, 2010 and stars Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís, Bárbara Lazón, Delci Heredia, Karla Heredia, Fernando Caycho, Miller Revilla Chengay. The film is directed by Claudia Llosa.

A Prophet was released February 12th, 2010 and stars Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Basler. The film is directed by Jacques Audiard.

The White Ribbon was released December 30th, 2009 and stars Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur, Ursina Lardi, Fion Mutert, Michael Kranz, Burghart Klaußner. The film is directed by Michael Haneke.

Coraline was released February 6th, 2009 and stars Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., Ian McShane. The film is directed by Henry Selick.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox was released November 13th, 2009 and stars George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe. The film is directed by Wes Anderson.

The Princess and the Frog was released December 11th, 2009 and stars Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett, Jenifer Lewis. The film is directed by Ron Clements, John Musker.

The Secret of Kells was released March 19th, 2010 and stars Venise du Bois du Roy, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Hourican, Mick Lally, Michael McGrath, Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Paul Tylack. The film is directed by Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was released December 25th, 2009 and stars Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Peter Stormare, Tom Waits. The film is directed by Terry Gilliam.

Sherlock Holmes was released December 25th, 2009 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Robert Maillet, Geraldine James, Kelly Reilly. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie.

The Young Victoria was released December 18th, 2009 and stars Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Thomas Kretschmann, Mark Strong, Jesper Christensen. The film is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released July 15th, 2009 and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Dave Legeno, Elarica Gallacher, Jim Broadbent, Geraldine Somerville, Bonnie Wright, Julie Walters. The film is directed by David Yates.

Bright Star was released September 18th, 2009 and stars Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider, Edie Martin, Thomas Sangster, Gerard Monaco, Antonia Campbell-Hughes. The film is directed by Jane Campion.

Coco Before Chanel was released September 25th, 2009 and stars Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer, Etienne Bartholomeus, Yan Duffas. The film is directed by Anne Fontaine.

The Cove was released July 31st, 2009 and stars Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton, Simon Hutchins, Kirk Krack, Isabel Lucas, Richard O'Barry, Hayden Panettiere. The film is directed by Louie Psihoyos.

Burma VJ was released May 20th, 2009. The film is directed by Anders Østergaard.

Food, Inc. was released June 12th, 2009 and stars Gary Hirshberg, Michael Pollan, Troy Roush, Joel Salatin, Eric Schlosser. The film is directed by Robert Kenner.

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers was released February 5th, 2010 and stars John Dean, Daniel Ellsberg, Patricia Ellsberg, Max Frankel, Bud Krogh, Tony Russo, Hedrick Smith. The film is directed by Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith.

Which Way Home was released January 31st, 2009. The film is directed by Rebecca Cammisa.

Star Trek was released May 8th, 2009 and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.

Il Divo was released May 1st, 2009 and stars Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci, Carlo Buccirosso, Giorgio Colangeli, Alberto Cracco, Piera Degli Esposti. The film is directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

Paris 36 was released April 3rd, 2009 and stars Gérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad, Nora Arnezeder, Pierre Richard, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Maxence Perrin, François Morel. The film is directed by Christophe Barratier.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was released June 24th, 2009 and stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin Dunn, Julie White. The film is directed by Michael Bay.

Music by Prudence was released May 12th, 2010 and stars Prudence Mabhena. The film is directed by Roger Ross Williams.

China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province was released January 21st, 2010. The film is directed by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill.

The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner was released in 2009. The film is directed by Daniel Junge.

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant was released in 2009 and stars Popeye Hurst, Kim Clay, Kate Geiger, Kathe Day, Joyce Gilbert, Louis Carter, Darlene Henson, Rick Stacy. The film is directed by Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert.

Rabbit à La Berlin was released December 4th, 2009. The film is directed by Bartosz Konopka.

Logorama was released in 2009 and stars Bob Stephenson, Sherman Augustus, Aja Evans, Joel Michaely, Matt Winston, Andrew Kevin Walker, David Fincher. The film is directed by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain.

French Roast was released February 19th, 2010. The film is directed by Fabrice Joubert.

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty was released February 19th, 2010. The film is directed by Nicky Phelan.

The Lady and the Reaper was released in 2009 and stars Miguel Angel Perez, Eva Molina. The film is directed by Javier Recio Gracia.

Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' was released September 22nd, 2009 and stars Peter Sallis, Sally Lindsay, Melissa Collier, Sarah Laborde, Geraldine McEwan, Ben Whitehead. The film is directed by Nick Park.

The New Tenants was released in 2009 and stars Liane Balaban, Kevin Corrigan, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamie Harrold, David Rakoff. The film is directed by Joachim Back.

The Door was released February 19th, 2010. The film is directed by Juanita Wilson.

Instead of Abracadabra was released February 19th, 2010 and stars Simon J. Berger, Göran Forsmark, Saga Gärde, Anki Larsson, Jacob Nordenson. The film is directed by Patrik Eklund.

Kavi was released in 2009 and stars Sagar Salunke, Ulhas Tayade, Rajesh Kumar, Madhavi Juvekar, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Rishi Raj Singh, Mukesh Bharati. The film is directed by Gregg Helvey.

Miracle Fish was released in 2009 and stars Karl Beattie, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Sebastian Dickins, Brendan Donoghue, Jason Doric, Cath Esposito, Ashley Fairfield, Eliza Logan. The film is directed by Luke Doolan.

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Comments (41)

  1. Josh

    I'm happy overall. I think legitimately Inglorious Basterds and Up In The Air were both better than The Hurt Locker, but it deserved to win over Avatar, which was its only big contendor. Hell, I loved Avatar, but there were at least five or six better movies that were nominated.

    I think the screenplay awards is where they really got it wrong. Tarantino and Reitman deserved those hands down. That was a big shocker to me.

    I also think Mulligan deserved best actress, but I wasn't disappointed. Bullock was very good, and her speech was classy.

    And sound awards should have gone to Star Trek.

    2 years agoby @shuabertFlag

  2. Cineprog

    Sorry for me the 2010 oscars were a big disapointment, the gave best Director Kathleen Bigelow for THL. It was a token oscar has the first woman to begiven a oscar for Best Director Just to keep the PC lot happy The film itself was for me not that good, Their were better one Moon, Sam Rockwell for Best Actor, The Road Viggor Mortensan.

    2 years agoby @cineprogFlag

  3. slysnide

    I heard that Iraq War Veterans didn't like "The Hurt Locker," saying that it was too unreal, and that the first scene is closer to reality than the rest, though still off.

    2 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  4. WiseGuy

    I am happy with the results. Pretty much all the movies and actors I wanted to win, won. About time Jeff Bridges won, I have yet to see Crazy Heart so I have no opinion on his performance but Im sure he did a fantastic job and his award was most likely well deserved. I knew Bullock would win and I have also not seen Blind Side yet but it looks like she did good. I am very happy that Bigelow won, not James f'n Cameron. She really did a terrific job directing the Hurt Locker which was amazing, and well deserved getting the best picture award. All of these films I predicted to win and I knew Bullock and Bridges would win so there was really no suprise for me. But all I have to complain about last night was that Quentin Tarantino should have taken home an award for best screenplay, but I'm not too pissed because it got beat out by a great film, The Hurt Locker.

    2 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag

  5. Narzion

    @doctorkruege good joke...........you're joking right

    2 years agoby @narzionFlag

  6. Doctorkrueger

    Best Picure: Terminator Salvation
    Best Director: McG

    Sad the academy does not see the McGenious

    2 years agoby @doctorkruegerFlag

  7. Tyranus

    I'm glad Kathryn Bigelow won for best director she deserved that, but I was really not impressed by the Hurt Locker. I've seen a lot of Iraq movies since the war began and this one really didn't have anything new to offer to the genre (and Iraq movies have almost become a sub genre at this point). I just felt it was shot well and had great performances, but the same could be said for District 9, which was like the Hurt Locker but with aliens and robots in it. I really felt films like Up and Serious Man and Avatar were better movies, Up especially is a masterpiece. I think there's a lot of bias against films like this that shouldn't exist. I think also that Academy rating have declined because their decisions are political, and they pander to certain individuals who stick with the status quo. For instance Sandra Bullock winning over the likes of Meryl Streep and Gabi Sidibe (who was great in Precious) when her performance was not mind blowing and it was a part of a very familiar family sports drama storyline, I can think of several better heartwarming sports films like Radio that didn't receive the same attention. People tuned in to see movies like Up and Avatar and District 9 win. I mean I've seen less realistic portrayals of Iraq (that is one of the great things about the film, the hyper realism) but I've seen better interpretations on some television shows. I also didn't like how they chose a pro war movie, or at least a film that doesn't specifically criticize the practice over Up or Avatar (yes Avatar) which have very positive messages.
    I don't think the argument of an unoriginal story should apply to Avatar. Granted it is overhyped, but it has a good eco message and it is genuinely beautiful cinema. It is artistic and it is entertaining. Are there better movies? Of course, it's not the better or worse art than the Hurt Locker or Up. But most of the arguments made against Avatar are a bit unfair. If you think about it every story has been told, there are some masterpieces like Bicycle Thieves and Up that have very familiar and simple stories but are also brilliant masterpieces. Cameron's work may be enhanced by technology and based on familiar sources, and it may be a time tested story, but it's a story we all like to hear. Despite all the hate some people direct at Avatar, I have no doubt most of those people flocked to see it day one and will do the same when it comes to DVD. I also don't believe most of the audience who didn't like Avatar and the negative critics could be capable of bringing something like that to life, they're just vultures wanting to get in a few digs at a man who happens to be successful for taking the stories we all like and putting them in new worlds and environments. The movie is genuinely entertaining, it is epic, and it is beautiful to look at on screen. People seem to expect it to be some hyper complicated, philosophical godlike creation or something, it's not any of those things, it's just a good movie that appeals to a lot of people, do some people take it too far? yes, that happens with a lot of films. But you can't say the whole movie is bad just because some parts have been done before. I mean last year, aside from Dark Knight and even then, most of the movies were complete downers. I just went into this movie, and was given a couple of hours of entertainment and happiness and I don't see what's wrong with that. I mean who is anyone to say what is or isn't art. There are of course movies that are genuinely bad, but Avatar isn't one of them.

    2 years agoby @tyranusFlag

  8. The Narrator: The Better Man

    @josebond. WTF!?! Its got nothing to do with patriotism. If you watched it, you'd know that! Please. It has nothing to do with being an american so much as being in that type of situation for any person. we just got it from an american view in Iraq which is an explosive perspective. The point their trying to get across is after a while to some people, war gets addictive. Whereas Avatar was an entertaining and mesmerizing thrill ride based on Pocahantas almost. Entertaining and fun but not Best Picture.
    Personally, I actually think D9 and Hurt Locker we're tied for me, for this year. But either of them winning is great.

    Overall, the winners were quite deserving this year. Jeff Bridges finally won, I mean I thought he should have gotten it for Tucker or Seabiscut among other projects. I'm glad for him.

    Cinematography? Well that is quite accurate. I mean THL and Inglorious looked better and more original (Avatar had no real difficult work there) but the fact that they had to create their own world and walk around filming air(nothing) but a screen, and layer it in... Well I give em props for that.

    Sound Mixing? Good choice. It sounded great both in theaters and in my sound system. The sound of the gravel, of the explosion, the wind, and breathing. All mixed in? Crazy good.

    Film Editing? Again THL deserved it.

    Director? Hell Yes! A punch in the face to Cameron's ego and I guess a bit of a relief. I mean I'd rather lose to me Ex wife than some other dude. And it was deserved. Bigelow did an explosive and a quite gut wrenching story perfectly.

    Original Screenplay? Well that actually should have gone to Inglorious. It had the better screenplay. What made the Hurt Locker so good was its actors, the direction it was taken in, and of course Bigelow's sharp dedication. D9 was original, but they actually started out it no real screenplay and was mostly in-prove at a point so that wouldn't count really. But hey, I can't complain to much.

    Best Supporting Actor? Good. He was crazy.

    And there's many other awards most of which, many others I don't give a rip about. But yeah, overall, I am happy.

    2 years agoby @narratorFlag

  9. slysnide

    @PaoloSardinas: "Silence of the Lambs" is not a horor film, nor is the book. A psychological thriller which lacked insight into Jame Gumb's mind, something of which the first novel "Red Dragon" possessed.

    @josebond007: "Avatar" was a "Pocahantas" rip off. Zero originality with no engaging characters or story. Under that logic, "The Dark Knight" would've swept all award shows last year, as it had a story to tell that was 'greek tragedy-esque" in every sense of the meaning.

    @Buster70: When's the last time you saw such a war film which clearly showcased the side of the Nazis you never saw: their social life, or a film which glorified the savage murders of Nazis for unforgiving enjoyment? Never. The dialogue worked, and it wasn't a movie about movies just cuz it referenced many 'guys on a mission' war flicks. It was new in and of itself. But yes, QT's arrogance will get him nowhere fast.

    @angelheart1016: no. "Avatar" is #2 with 2.5bil. "Gone With The Wind" is #1 with 6 billion. Both population and prices must be adjusted for inflation since 2 billion today is obviously nowhere near what 2 billion was in 1939. And the population % who saw loved "Avatar" was nowhere near the population % who liked "Gone With The Wind," as while there's a numeric difference, the audience size would be around the same neighborhood. Scifi junkies would see "Avatar" in '30s technology, and romantic dramatics would still see "Gone With The Wind" in 2010. So the numbers have to be adjusted on both fronts, in which "Avatar" has yet to capture half of "Gone With The Wind's" profits.

    @Narzion: Excellent point on "Wall-E."

    @Buriblazing: How did "Avatar" get robbed? it got the 3 it deserved. Zero engaging characters with a non-engaging story which any academic would cite as plagiarism isn't gonna be worthy of such a win.

    2 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  10. Buster70

    Bravo The Hurt Locker.

    Avatar is snake oil. Take away the 3D from Avatar and what do you have? A mediocre Sci-Fi film with a hackneyed, retread plot and acting the ranged from flat to way over the top. Cameron is NOT a great a director... what he is, is a crowd pleaser.

    And the Quentin Tarantino fanboys (you know them, they are the ones who roll their eyes at you and mutter "you don't get it" if you dare criticize a Tarantino film) are bellowing and braying this morning over the injustice visited upon their hero at being snubbed by the Academy. All you QT sycophants need to get over it, Inglourious Basterds was not the best film of the year, it wasn't even a very good movie.

    Basterds was very well made bad film. QT's script was overly wordy and strained at being clever. Cliched lines abounded - see anything the Superstar Celebrity and terrible actor Brad Pitt spoke. The film's biggest sin is that it is, yet again, a movie about movies. QT's last three films have been the same thing. When will Tarantino stop cribbing from his genres he loves and think up an original idea for a film? My guess is never. Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs were audacious flukes by a young video store clerk. The middle aged man who wants to re-imagine movies from his favorite film genres bores me.

    2 years agoby @buster70Flag

  11. Santo345

    the biggest award is winning the heart of all and avatar has won it........thumbs up to avatar...thumbs up to james cameroon..thumbs up to all the team of avatar...

    2 years agoby @santo345Flag

  12. Johnnyblaze09

    The winners now of Best Movie/Picture are those like a doc*mentary style type/kind of movie.

    2 years agoby @johnnyblaze09Flag

  13. Narzion

    (Insert Username Here) the dark knight is the only serious super hero movie

    ...and i think WALL-E was the best movie of 2008-maybe of the decade but it wasn't nominated for best picture

    2 years agoby @narzionFlag

  14. Buriblazing

    I was pissed off last year when they didn't nominate dark knight for best picture or chris nolan for director the oscars are bunch of old people with pampers.

    2 years agoby @buriblazingFlag

  15. Buriblazing

    Avatar is a way better and entertaining movie that the hurt locker

    2 years agoby @buriblazingFlag

  16. Buriblazing

    I'm glad the dude won but avatar got robbed

    2 years agoby @buriblazingFlag

  17. Josebond007

    @sardinas at least you've to admit that the Screenplay Award (Original) was for Tarantino XD

    2 years agoby @josebond007Flag

  18. Paolo Sardinas

    @brian Silence of the Lambs won Best Picture. Thats a horror film and one of the greatest films in general of all time. If you're looking for more superhero films to be nominated and win then keep dreaming bro. The only real chance the superhero genre had was The Dark Knight but the Academy had to be a couple of dicks and nominate The Reader instead. The super hero genre's chances of winning and nomination went out the window with that film. And for Sci-Fi their chance will come it just probably won't be a movie as smart as District 9 which I'm not even a HUGE fan of.

    2 years agoby @sardinasFlag

  19. Paolo Sardinas

    @josebond007 No sh*t its about American patriotism. Thats generally what American war films are about.

    To everyone who keeps on bitching about how Hurt Locker won. The main reason why it even won is because of the simple fact that the acting branch of the Academy is not going to allow the "future of acting" to be some CGI'd bull sh*t that pretty much goes against the whole meaning of acting. There are more to movies then just pretty colors. Plus if that ever did become "the future" then Morgan Freeman would go over to Cameron's house, stab the sh*t out of him, and piss on his body. Maybe Locker isn't THE Best Picture of the year but it is ONE of the best.

    2 years agoby @sardinasFlag

  20. Johnnyblaze09

    Yes @josebond007 I think we're feeling the same.

    2 years agoby @johnnyblaze09Flag

  21. Josebond007

    THis years oscars we're so bad, Taylor Lutner, Miley Cirus and all those stupid young actors, really if they did that just for earning ratings trust me IT DIDN'T WORKED!!!!! and AVATAR or UP IN THE AIR deserved the best picture oscar not the stupid locker that is just a movie (no offense really) for the american people, foreigners are not that interested in that movie because is all about american patriotism. Kathryn Bigelow did deserved it best director, but best picture? gimme a break!!!

    2 years agoby @josebond007Flag

  22. T.Clark

    Hurt Locker was a better movie than Avatar. Good for Kathryn Bigelow.

    However, I do agree about the Academy's bias opinion toward genre films. That's why TDK was left in the dust last year. I thought District 9 was better than Hurt Locker. They had a very diverse set of nominations this year, but in the end, the small-budget, "real" flick will always win.

    And who says super hero movies are just for fun? Is that why Heath won the Oscar?

    2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  23. angelheart1016

    What can I say ? The force of the EX wife is very strong...haha..

    2 years agoby @angelheart1016Flag

  24. Narzion

    Paolo Sardinas i agree

    2 years agoby @narzionFlag

  25. Cineprog

    This hought to have been James Camerons year for Avatar, but the Hurt locker won for myself i was not that over impressd with The Hurt Locker is suppose it had to do with the continuing Iraq conflict that is still on going were British and Americans are dying for nothing.

    2 years agoby @cineprogFlag

  26. Batman Rules !!!

    Glad avatar wasnt the obvious winner. The movie's already doing good enough at the box office they just want to boost that hurt locker movie cause it only made like 17mill

    2 years agoby @the-fallenFlag

  27. internetwin

    Bullsh*t. Avatar should have won.

    2 years agoby @internetwinFlag

  28. Narzion

    @brian, art is about life, superhero movies are for fun

    2 years agoby @narzionFlag

  29. CelluloidDreams

    Woo Hoo!! The Hurt Locker Best Picture/Best Director!

    2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  30. Dragonfoxmem

    Brain, there was a horror movie that won best picture - Silence of the Lambs.

    2 years agoby @dragonfoxmemFlag

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