Oscar Nominees: Not All Surprises

By Elisabeth Brubaker
ebrubake@smu.edu

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 2010 Oscar nominees first thing this morning in Hollywood.

This is the first year the Academy Awards has had a list of 10 nominees for Best Picture. Avatar is up for nine awards including best picture which is not quite a surprise after racking in more than $595 million.

The Nominees for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards are:

Best Picture:
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Bastards
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

Actor in a Leading Role:
George Clooney
Morgan Freeman
Jeff Bridges
Colin Firth
Jeremy Renner

Actress in a Leading Role:
Sandra Bullock
Helen Mirren
Carey Mulligan
Gabourey Sidibe
Meryl Streep

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Matt Damon
Woody Harrelson
Christopher Plummer
Stanley Tucci
Christoph Waltz

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Penelope Cruz
Vera Farmiga
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Anna Kendrick
Mo’Nique

The Awards go live March 7, 2010 at 7 pm central time on ABC.

For more information on other awards including Cinematography, Directing, Makeup, and others go to The Oscar Web Site.