Best Picture Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire A Serious Man Up Up in the Air
JXM Picks: The Hurt Locker
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
JXM Picks: Jeff Bridges
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
JXM Picks: Christoph Waltz
Actress in a Leading Role Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side Helen Mirren - The Last Station Carey Mulligan - An Education Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
JXM Picks: Sandra Bullock
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: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
JXM Picks: Mo-Nique
Animated Feature Film Coraline Fantastic Mr. Fox The Princess and the Frog The Secret of Kells Up
JXM Picks: Up
Directing James Cameron - Avatar Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Jason Reitman - Up in the Air
JXM Picks: Kathryn Bigelow
Documentary Feature Burma VJ The Cove Food Inc. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Danel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers Which Way Home
JXM Picks: The Cove
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Neil Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell - District 9 Nick Hornby - An Education Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche - In the Loop Geoffrey Flectcher - Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner - Up in the Air
JXM Picks: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
Writing (Original Screenplay) Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman - The Messenger Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - A Serious Man Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson & Tony McCarthy - Up
JXM Picks: The Hurt Locker
JXM Picks: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner