The Oscars 2010 date, time and information

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (The Oscars) coverage will start today at 3 PM PST and 6 PM EST for The Red Carpet and 5 PM PST and 8 PM for the Oscars.

This all happens on ABC Television.

And just for a recap here on the nominees again

 

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• Avatar
• The Blind Side
• District 9
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up in the Air

Achievement in Directing

• James Cameron, Avatar
• Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
• Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
• Lee Daniels, Precious
• Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Performance by an 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

Performance by an 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

Performance by an 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

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penélope Cruz, Nine
• Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
• Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
• Mo'Nique, Precious

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Princess and the Frog
• The Secret of Kells
• Up

Original Screenplay

• The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal
• Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino
• The Messenger, Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
• A Serious Man, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• Up, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy and Bob Peterson

Adapted Screenplay

• District 9, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• An Education, Nick Hornby
• In the Loop, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche
• Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher
• Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

• Ajami (Israel)
• El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina)
• The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)
• Un Prophète (France)
• The White Ribbon (Germany)

Original Score

• James Horner, Avatar
• Alexandre Desplat, Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, The Hurt Locker
• Hans Zimmer, Sherlock Holmes
• Michael Giacchino, Up

Original Song

• "Almost There," Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman (The Princess and the Frog)
• "Down in New Orleans," Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman (The Princess and the Frog)
• "Loin de Paname," Music by Reinhardt Wagner; Lyrics by Frank Thomas (Paris 36)
• "Take It All," Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston (Nine)
• "The Weary Kind," Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart)

Achievement in Art Direction

• Avatar
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Nine
• Sherlock Holmes
• The Young Victoria

Achievement in Cinematography

• Avatar, Mauro Fiore
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Bruno Delbonnel
• The Hurt Locker, Barry Ackroyd
• Inglourious Basterds, Robert Richardson
• The White Ribbon. Christian Berger

Achievement in Costume Design

• Bright Star, Janet Patterson
  
• Coco before Chanel, Catherine Leterrier
  
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Monique Prudhomme
  
• Nine, Colleen Atwood
  
• The Young Victori, Sandy Powell

Best Documentary Feature

• Burma VJ
• The Cove
• Food, Inc.
• The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
• Which Way Home

Best Documentary Short Subject

• China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
• The Last Campaign of Booth Gardner
• The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
• Music by Prudence
• Rabbit à la Berlin

Achievement in Film Editing

• Avatar, Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
  
• District 9, Julian Clarke
• The Hurt Locker, Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
  
• Inglourious Basterds, Sally Menke
• Precious, Joe Klotz

Achievement in Makeup

• Il Divo
• Star Trek
• The Young Victoria

Best Animated Short Film

• French Roast
• Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
• The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
• Logorama
• A Matter of Loaf and Death

Best Live Action Short Film

• The Door
• Instead of Abracadabra
• Kavi
• Miracle Fish
• The New Tenants

Achievement in Sound Editing

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Star Trek
• Up

Achievement in Sound Mixing

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Star Trek
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Achievement in Visual Effects

• Avatar
• District 9
• Star Trek

 

Well this should be an interesting night. I loved "Avatar," but I am hoping "The Hurt Locker" wins. Avatar should get it for visual effects.

Here are my picks for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards:

 

 

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• The Hurt Locker
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Achievement in Directing

Either of the following

• James Cameron, Avatar
• Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Either of the following

• Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

• Carey Mulligan, An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

• Up

Original Screenplay

• The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal

Adapted Screenplay

Either of the following

• District 9, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher
• Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

• Un Prophète (France)

Original Score

Either one

• James Horner, Avatar
• Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, The Hurt Locker

Original Song

Either one

• "Take It All," Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston (Nine)
• "The Weary Kind," Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart)

Achievement in Art Direction

• Avatar

Achievement in Cinematography

Hmmm I don't know both are really good!

• Avatar, Mauro Fiore
• The Hurt Locker, Barry Ackroyd

Achievement in Costume Design

• Nine, Colleen Atwood

Best Documentary Feature

• The Cove

Best Documentary Short Subject

• Rabbit à la Berlin

Achievement in Film Editing

• Avatar, Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

Achievement in Makeup

Either or

• Star Trek
• The Young Victoria

Best Animated Short Film

Either

• Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
• The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)

Best Live Action Short Film

Either

• The Door
• Miracle Fish

Achievement in Sound Editing

Either

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker

Achievement in Sound Mixing

Either

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker

Achievement in Visual Effects

Either

• Avatar
• District 9

 

Will have full list of winners and details later.

Who do you want to win?