Nominations for Oscar Awards 2010: Avatar and Hurt Locker in race:

The most awaited and prestigieous OSCAR awards Nominations for 2010 were released. A high budget movie re-recorded collections at box office, a Science Fiction Movie "AVATAR" and a movie which picturised about war "HURT LOCKER" are in race by bagging 9 nominations each including Best Movie Nominations.

Here is the list of Nominees in the respective categories, which will be finalised and awarded with Oscar on March 7.

In BEST PICTURE Category:
1. The Blind Side
2. District 9
3. An Education
4. The Hurt Locker
5. Inglourious Basterds
6. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
7. A Serious Man
8. Up
9. Up in the Air
10.Avatar

In BEST DIRECTOR Category:
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"

In BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Category:
Matt Damon - "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson - "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer - "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci - "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz - "Inglourious Basterds"

In BEST ACTOR Category:
"Crazy Heart" - Jeff Bridges
"Up in the Air" - George Clooney
"A Single Man" - Colin Firth
"Invictus" - Morgan Freeman
"The Hurt Locker" - Jeremy Renner

In BEST ACTRESS Category:
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"

In BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Category:
Penelope Cruz - "Nine"
Vera Farmiga - "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick - "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique - "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Wait for Oscar Awards Ceremony on March 7.....

Source: TOI