Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man” (The Weinstein Company)
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.)
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Matt Damon in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.)
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones” (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.)
• Helen Mirren in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Penélope Cruz in “Nine” (The Weinstein Company)
• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Coraline” (Focus Features)

  Henry Selick

• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox)

  Wes Anderson

• “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney)

  John Musker and Ron Clements

• “The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS)

  Tomm Moore

• “Up” (Walt Disney)

  Pete Docter

Achievement in 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

Achievement in cinematography

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

  Mauro Fiore

• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.)

  Bruno Delbonnel

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

  Barry Ackroyd

• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

  Robert Richardson

• “The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics)

  Christian Berger

Achievement in costume design

• “Bright Star” (Apparition)

  Janet Patterson

• “Coco before Chanel” (Sony Pictures Classics)

  Catherine Leterrier

• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics)

  Monique Prudhomme

• “Nine” (The Weinstein Company)

  Colleen Atwood

• “The Young Victoria” (Apparition)

  Sandy Powell

Achievement in directing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

  James Cameron

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

  Kathryn Bigelow

• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

  Quentin Tarantino

• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

  Lee Daniels

• “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)

  Jason Reitman

Best documentary feature

• “Burma VJ” (Oscilloscope Laboratories) A Magic Hour Films Production

  Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller

• “The Cove” (Roadside Attractions) An Oceanic Preservation Society Production

  Nominees to be determined

• “Food, Inc.” (Magnolia Pictures) A Robert Kenner Films Production

  Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein

• “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” A Kovno Communications Production

  Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

• “Which Way Home” A Mr. Mudd Production

  Rebecca Cammisa

Best documentary short subject

• “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” A Downtown Community Television Center Production

  Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

• “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” A Just Media Production

  Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher

• “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” A Community Media Production

  Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

• “Music by Prudence” An iThemba Production

  Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

• “Rabbit à la Berlin” (Deckert Distribution) An MS Films Production

  Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Achievement in film editing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

  Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

• “District 9″ (Sony Pictures Releasing)

  Julian Clarke

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

  Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

  Sally Menke

• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

  Joe Klotz

Best foreign language film of the year

• “Ajami”(Kino International) An Inosan Production

  Israel

• “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haddock Films Production

  Argentina

• “The Milk of Sorrow” A Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogràfica/Vela Production

  Peru

• “Un Prophète” (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

Achievement in makeup

• “Il Divo” (MPI Media Group through Music Box)

  Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano

• “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment)

  Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

• “The Young Victoria” (Apparition)

  Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

  James Horner

• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox)

  Alexandre Desplat

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

  Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

• “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.)

  Hans Zimmer

• “Up” (Walt Disney)

  Michael Giacchino

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “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

• “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)

  Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best motion picture of the year

• “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″ (Sony Pictures Releasing) 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

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) A Voltage Pictures Production

  Nominees to be determined

• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production

  Lawrence Bender, Producer

• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (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” (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production

  Jonas Rivera, Producer

• “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) A Montecito Picture Company Production

  Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Best animated short film

• “French Roast” A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production

  Fabrice O. Joubert

• “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” (Brown Bag Films) A Brown Bag Films Production

  Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell

• “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” A Kandor Graphics and Green Moon Production

  Javier Recio Gracia

• “Logorama” (Autour de Minuit) An Autour de Minuit Production

  Nicolas Schmerkin

• “A Matter of Loaf and Death” (Aardman Animations) An Aardman Animations Production

  Nick Park

Best live action short film

• “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 New Tenants” A Park Pictures and M & M Production

  Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Achievement in sound editing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

  Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

  Paul N.J. Ottosson

• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

  Wylie Stateman

• “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment)

  Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin

• “Up” (Walt Disney)

  Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Achievement in sound mixing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

  Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

  Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

• “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

Achievement in visual effects

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)

  Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

• “District 9″ (Sony Pictures Releasing)

  Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken

• “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment)

  Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Adapted screenplay

• “District 9″ (Sony Pictures Releasing)

  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

• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

  Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

• “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)

  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 Laboratories)

  Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

• “A Serious Man” (Focus Features)

  Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

• “Up” (Walt Disney)

  Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy