2010 Academy Award Nominations

The Academy Award Nominations were announced at 6:30 this morning (from LA, where it was 5:30). I was almost late for work, 'cause I'm really into all the movies this year. Plus I wanted to compare the Golden Globe nominations to the Oscars. Interesting. None of the five that were nominated in the Golden Globe Best Comedy/Musical category were nominated (so that excludes (500) Days of Summer, The Hangover, It's Complicated, Julie and Julia, and Nine. But since there are TEN Best Movie nominations this year, those five were replaced by four dramas and an animated film.

In the male lead actor and supporting actor there was only one change - Robert Downey, Jr. (who WON the Golden Globes) was replaced by Jeremy Fenner of Hurt Locker. And there one change in the supporting Actress category, addition of Maggie Gyllenhal (yay!) of Crazy Heart. At least I think that's it..... Now I have until March 7 to see as many more as I can! So here's the movie list:

Avatar (Best Picture, Best Director: James Cameron)
Blind Side (Best Picture, Best Actress: Sandra Bullock)
Crazy Heart (Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Gyllenhal)
District 9 (Best Picture)
Hurt Locker (Best Picture, Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Best Actor: Jeremy Fenner)
Inglorious Basterds (Best Picture Best Director: Quentin Tarantino, Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz)
Invictus (Best Actor: Morgan Freeman, Best Supporting Actor: Matt Damon)
Julie & Julia (Best Actrress: Meryl Streep)
Last Station (Best Actress Helen Mirren, Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer)
Lovely Bones (Best Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci)
Messenger (Best Supporting Actor: Woody Harrelson)
Precious (Best Picture, Best Director: Lee Daniels, Best Actress: Gabourey Adibe, Best Supporting Actress: Mo'nique)
A Serious Man (Best Picture)
A Single Man (Best Actor - Colin Furth)
An Education (Best Picture, Best Actress: Carey Mulligan)
Up (Best Picture)
Up in the Air (Best Picture, Best Director: Jason Reitman, Best Actor: George Clooney, Best Supporting Actress: Vera Farmiga AND Anna Kendrick)