Kathryn Bigelow made history as the first female Best Director for The Hurt Locker. Mo’Nique became only the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar for her supporting role in Precious. Sandra Bullock got her first ever Oscar and it was the coveted Best Actress prize for The Blind Side, and Jeff Bridges was best actor for Crazy Heart.
Here is the list of winners at the 82nd annual Academy Awards.
-Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker.”
-Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart.”
-Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds.”
-Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side.”
-Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”
-Animated Feature: “Up.”
-Art Direction: “Avatar.”
-Cinematography: “Avatar.”
-Costume Design: “The Young Victoria.”
-Directing: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker.”
-Documentary Feature: “The Cove.”
-Documentary Short: “Music by Prudence.”
-Film Editing: “The Hurt Locker.”
-Foreign Language Film: “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Argentina.
-Makeup: “Star Trek.”
- Music (Original Score): “Up,” Michael Giacchino.
-Music (Original Song): “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart,” Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
-Short Film (Animated): “Logorama.”
-Short Film (Live Action): “The New Tenants.”
-Sound Editing: “The Hurt Locker.”
-Sound Mixing: “The Hurt Locker.”
-Visual Effects: “Avatar.”
-Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”
-Writing (Original Screenplay): Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker.”





