Sunday, March 7, 2010

Kathryn Bigelow Wins Best Director... Yea

Directing
WINNER: “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

Nominees:
“Avatar” James Cameron
“Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
“Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Of course, Ms. Bigelow becomes the first woman to win "best director."

Sandra Bullock Wins Best Actress... Surprise, Not

Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Nominees:
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”

Jeff Bridges Wins Best Actor... Ho Hum

Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

Nominees:
George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" Wins for Best Foreign Language Film

Foreign Language Film
WINNER: “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina

Nominees:
“Ajami” Israel
“The Milk of Sorrow” Peru
“Un Prophète” France
“The White Ribbon” Germany

This is the second film from Argentina to win the foreign film Oscar.

"The Hurt Locker" Wins for Best Editing

Film Editing
WINNER: “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Nominees:
“Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” Julian Clarke
“Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

"The Cove" Wins for Best Documentary

Documentary (Feature)
WINNER: “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens


Nominees:
“Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
“Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
“Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

"Avatar" Wins for Best Visual Effects... Yawn

Visual Effects
WINNER: “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Nominees:
“District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton