The Hurt Locker wins 6 Oscars
"The Hurt Locker" (the Iraq War drama) won best picture and five other prizes at the Academy Awards, including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
Bigelow is the first woman in the Oscars history to receive Best Director award.
"It's the moment of a lifetime," she said. "I hope I'm the first of many," she said afterward backstage.
"The Hurt Locker" won best picture in a year where there were 10 nominees instead of the usual five - an effort to include more commercial, popular movies in the mix. The historical Box Office sucess of Avatar did not impress the members too much who gave the film a 3 technical awards.
For once the predictors got it quite right (we were among those who predicted the success of The Hurt Locker against Avatar, but does that film needs oscars to build Box Office?)
Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart"
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"
Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side"
Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire"
Animated Feature Film
"Up" Pete Docter
Art Direction
"Avatar" Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
Cinematography
"Avatar" Mauro Fiore
Costume Design
"The Young Victoria" Sandy Powell
Directing
"The Hurt Locker" Kathryn Bigelow
Documentary (Feature)
"The Cove" Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Documentary (Short Subject)
"Music by Prudence" Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Film Editing
"The Hurt Locker" Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Foreign Language Film
"The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)" Argentina
Makeup
"Star Trek" Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
Music (Original Score)
"Up" Michael Giacchino
Music (Original Song)
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart" Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best Picture
"The Hurt Locker" Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
"Logorama" Nicolas Schmerkin
Short Film (Live Action)
"The New Tenants" Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Sound Editing
"The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson
Sound Mixing
"The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Visual Effects
"Avatar" Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire" Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Writing (Original Screenplay)
"The Hurt Locker" Written by Mark Boal
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