The awards ceremony itself will be held on Sunday 7 March in Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.
Best Picture
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
- A Serious Man
- Up
- Up In The Air
Directing
- James Cameron (Avatar)
- Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
- Lee Daniels (Precious)
- Jason Reitman (Up In The Air)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
- George Clooney (Up In The Air)
- Colin Firth (A Single Man)
- Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
- Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
- Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
- Carey Mulligan (An Education)
- Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
- Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Matt Damon (Invictus)
- Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
- Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
- Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
- Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Penelope Cruz (Nine)
- Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air)
- Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)
- Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air)
- Mo'Nique (Precious)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (District 9)
- Nick Hornby (An Education)
- Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Jesse Armstrong, Ian Martin, Tony Roche (In The Loop)
- Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious)
- Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up In The Air)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker)
- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
- Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman (The Messenger)
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (A Serious Man)
- Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Thomas McCarthy (Up)
Animated Feature Film
- Coraline
- Fantastic Mr Fox
- The Princess And The Frog
- The Secret Of Kells
- Up
Short Film (Animated)
- French Roast
- Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
- The Lady And The Reaper
- Logorama
- A Matter Of Loaf And Death
Best Foreign Language Film
- Ajami
- El Secreto de Sus Ojos
- The Milk Of Sorror
- A Prophet
- The White Ribbon
Art Direction
- Avatar
- The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Young Victoria
Cinematography
- Avatar
- Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- The White Ribbon
Costume Design
- Bright Star
- Coco Before Chanel
- The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- The Young Victoria
Documentary (Feature)
- Burma VJ
- The Cove
- Food, Inc
- The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers
- Which Way Home
Documentary (Short Subject)
- China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears Of Sichuan Province
- The Last Campaign Of Governor Booth Gardner
- The Last Truck: Closing Of A GM Plant
- Music By Prudence
- Rabbit a la Berlin
Film Editing
- Avatar
- District 9
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
Makeup
- Il Divo
- Star Trek
- The Young Victoria
Music (Original Score)
- James Horner (Avatar)
- Alexandre Desplat (Fantastic Mr Fox)
- Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker)
- Hans Zimmer (Sherlock Holmes)
- Michael Giacchino (Up)
Music (Original Song)
- 'Almost There' (The Princess And The Frog)
- 'Down In New Orleans' (The Princess And The Frog)
- 'Loin de Paname' (Paris 36)
- 'Take It All' (Nine)
- 'The Weary Kind' (Crazy Heart)
Sound Editing
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Up
Sound Mixing
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Visual Effects
- Avatar
- District 9
- Star Trek
Short Film (Live Action)
- The Door
- Instead Of Abracadabra
- Kavi
- Miracle Fish
- The New Tenants
