Big Picture Big Sound

2009 Oscar Winners - Academy Awards in Real Time - March 07, 2010

By Joe Lozito

The OscarWe'll be updating this page in real time with the winners of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. In the list below, you'll see the Big Picture Big Sound pick (in italics, with a subtle "Our Pick!" next to them) and then you'll see the winners as they're announced in italics and boldface (with "Winner!" next to them).

And the Oscars went to...

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" - Our Pick! - Winner!

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
"Coraline", Henry Selick
"Fantastic Mr. Fox", Wes Anderson
"The Princess and the Frog", John Musker and Ron Clements
"The Secret of Kells", Tomm Moore
"Up", Pete Docter - Our Pick! - Winner!

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)
"Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog"
"Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog"
"Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36"
"Take It All" from "Nine"
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart"- Our Pick! - Winner!

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Hurt Locker", Written by Mark Boal - Our Pick! - Winner!
"Inglourious Basterds", Written by Quentin Tarantino
"The Messenger", Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
"A Serious Man", Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"Up", Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
"Il Divo"
"Star Trek" - Our Pick! - Winner!
"The Young Victoria"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"District 9", Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
"An Education", Screenplay by Nick Hornby
"In the Loop", Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire", Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher - Winner!
"Up in the Air", Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner - Our Pick!

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: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" - Our Pick! - Winner!

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
"Avatar" - Our Pick! Winner!
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
"Nine"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"The Young Victoria"

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
"Bright Star"
"Coco Before Chanel"
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
"Nine" - Our Pick!
"The Young Victoria" - Winner!

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
"Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker" - Our Pick! - Winner!
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Star Trek"
"Up"

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
"Avatar" - Our Pick!
"The Hurt Locker" - Winner!
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Star Trek"
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Avatar" - Winner!
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
"The Hurt Locker" - Our Pick!
"Inglourious Basterds"
"The White Ribbon"

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
"Avatar", James Horner - Our Pick!
"Fantastic Mr. Fox", Alexandre Desplat
"The Hurt Locker", Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
"Sherlock Holmes", Hans Zimmer
"Up", Michael Giacchino - Winner!

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
"Avatar" - Our Pick! Winner!
"District 9"
"Star Trek"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Burma VJ"
"The Cove" - Our Pick! Winner!
"Food, Inc."
"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers"
"Which Way Home"

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
"Avatar"
"District 9"
"The Hurt Locker" - Our Pick! Winner!
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart" - Our Pick! - Winner!
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side" - Our Pick! - Winner!
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
"Avatar", James Cameron - Our Pick!
"The Hurt Locker", Kathryn Bigelow - Winner!
"Inglourious Basterds", Quentin Tarantino
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire", Lee Daniels
"Up in the Air", Jason Reitman

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker" - Our Pick! - Winner!
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"

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