2010 ceremony · films of 2009
The 82nd Oscars
121 nominations in 24 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
6 of 9
3 of 9
1 of 8
2 of 6
0 of 6
2 of 5
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers- James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers- Lawrence Bender, Producer
- Jonas Rivera, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
- Jeff Bridges · Bad Blake
- Colin Firth · George
- Morgan Freeman · Nelson Mandela
- Jeremy Renner · Staff Sergeant William James
- George Clooney · Ryan Bingham
Best Actress
- Sandra Bullock · Leigh Anne Tuohy
- Carey Mulligan · Jenny
- Meryl Streep · Julia Child
- Gabourey Sidibe · Precious
- Helen Mirren · Sofya
Best Supporting Actor
- Christoph Waltz · Col. Hans Landa
- Matt Damon · Francois Pienaar
- Christopher Plummer · Tolstoy
- Stanley Tucci · George Harvey
- Woody Harrelson · Captain Tony Stone
Best Supporting Actress
- Maggie Gyllenhaal · Jean Craddock
- Penélope Cruz · Carla
- Vera Farmiga · Alex Goran
- Anna Kendrick · Natalie Keener
Best Original Screenplay
- Written by Mark Boal
- Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- Written by Quentin Tarantino
Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
- Screenplay by Nick Hornby
- Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
Argentina
France- Israel
Germany
Best Animated Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Production Design: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Production Design: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Announced as Makeup
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Crazy Heart · The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett- Nine · Take It AllMusic and Lyric by Maury Yeston
- Paris 36 · Loin De PanameMusic by Reinhardt Wagner; Lyric by Frank Thomas
The Princess and the Frog · Almost ThereMusic and Lyric by Randy Newman- The Princess and the Frog · Down In New OrleansMusic and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Sound
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Gordon Willis
To Gordon Willis for unsurpassed mastery of light, shadow, color and motion.
- Lauren Bacall
To Lauren Bacall in recognition of her central place in the golden age of motion pictures.
- Roger Corman
To Roger Corman for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- John Calley