Best Picture
An Education												A Serious Man												Avatar												District 9												Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire												The Blind Side												The Hurt Locker												Up												Up in the Air
Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth (A Single Man)												George Clooney (Up in the Air)												Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)												Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)												Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Actress in a Leading Role
Carey Mulligan (An Education)												Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)												Helen Mirren (The Last Station)												Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)												Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)												Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)												Matt Damon (Invictus)												Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)												Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Actress in a Supporting Role
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)												Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)												Mo'Nique (Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)												Penélope Cruz (Nine)												Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Directing
James Cameron (Avatar)												Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)												Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)												Lee Daniels (Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)												Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
A Serious Man												Inglourious Basterds												The Hurt Locker												The Messenger												Up
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
An Education												District 9												In the Loop												Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire												Up in the Air
Cinematography
Avatar												Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince												Inglourious Basterds												The Hurt Locker												The White Ribbon
Film Editing
Avatar												District 9												Inglourious Basterds												Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire												The Hurt Locker
Art Direction
Avatar												Nine												Sherlock Holmes												The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus												The Young Victoria
Costume Design
Bright Star												Coco before Chanel												Nine												The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus												The Young Victoria
Makeup
Il Divo																				Star Trek																				The Young Victoria
Visual Effects
Avatar																				District 9																				Star Trek
Sound Editing
Avatar												Inglourious Basterds												Star Trek												The Hurt Locker												Up
Sound Mixing
Avatar												Inglourious Basterds												Star Trek												The Hurt Locker												Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Music (Original Score)
Avatar												Fantastic Mr. Fox												Sherlock Holmes												The Hurt Locker												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 in (Nine)												The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart) (Crazy Heart)
Foreign Language Film
Ajami												A Prophet												The Milk of Sorrow												The Secret in Their Eyes												The White Ribbon
Animated Feature Film
Coraline												Fantastic Mr. Fox												The Princess and the Frog												The Secret of Kells												Up
Documentary (Feature)
Burma VJ												Food, Inc.												The Cove												The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers												Which Way Home
Short Film (Live Action)
Instead of Abracadabra												Kavi												Miracle Fish												The Door												The New Tenants
Short Film (Animated)
A Matter of Loaf and Death												French Roast												Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty												Logorama												The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
Documentary (Short Subject)
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province												Music by Prudence												Rabbit à la Berlin												The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner												The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant