It’s all-change for the Oscars this year, with more Best Movie nominations than ever before – 10 in total.

Avatar is the frontrunner for the prestigious title – all the nominees in the main categories are listed below. 

 

Best Movie (10 nominations this year)
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up
Up In The Air
An Education
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
The Blind Side

Best Actress
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
Helen Mirren - The Last Station

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
Morgan Freeman - Invictus
George Clooney - Up In The Air
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Jeremy Renner _ The Hurt Locker 

Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique - Precious
Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air
Penelope Cruz – Nine
Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Crazy Heart

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
Matt Damon - Invictus
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger 

Best Director
James Cameron - Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Jason Reitman - Up In The Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels - Precious

Best Animation
Up
Coraline
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Princess And The Frog
The Secret Life Of Kells