Days after winning its seventh-straight weekend at the box office, "Avatar" nabbed nine nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, tying "The Hurt Locker" for most Oscar nods in 2010. "Inglourious Basterds" garnered eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, while "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" and "Up in the Air" collected six and "Up" secured five. For the first time since 1943, when "Casablanca" triumphed, the Oscars have selected 10 nominees in the Best Picture category, rather than the usual five. Despite the increased number, there were few surprises. Joining Cameron's big blue-alien epic are "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Up in the Air," "Precious, "District 9," "An Education," "A Serious Man," "Up" and "The Blind Side."
In the Best Actor category, Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart"), who won the Golden Globe for best lead dramatic actor, was nominated, as were George Clooney ("Up in the Air"), Colin Firth ("A Single Man"), Morgan Freeman ("Invictus") and Jeremy Renner ("The Hurt Locker").
Meryl Streep ("Julie & Julia") and Sandra Bullock ("The Blind Side"), who both won Golden Globes in January, anchor the Best Actress category, joined by Helen Mirren ("The Last Station"), Carey Mulligan ("An Education") and Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious").
Following her recent Directors Guild win, Kathryn Bigelow was tapped in the Best Director category, alongside ex-husband Cameron ("Avatar"), Jason Reitman ("Up in the Air"), Lee Daniels ("Precious") and Quentin Tarantino ("Inglourious Basterds").
It will be interesting to see how many of the 9 nominations the biggest movie of the year will take home with them. I wouldnt be suprised if they took them all.
-Eric Ditzian
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