Lee Daniels’ film “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire” has been nominated for six Academy Awards. The movie, starring Hollywood newcomer Gabourey Sidibe as a poor, sexually abused Harlem teen, has been the subject of much Oscar buzz since its release last fall. Among its nominations are: Best Picture, Best Directing – Lee Daniels, Best Actress – Gabourey Sidibe, and a widely anticipated Best Supporting Actress nod for Mo’Nique.
Check out the full list of this year’s nominees after the gallery.
1. Best Picture: “Avatar,” ”The Blind Side,” ”District 9,” ”An Education,” ”The Hurt Locker,” ”Inglourious Basterds,” ”Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” ”A Serious Man,” ”Up,” ”Up in the Air.”
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”; George Clooney, “Up in the Air”; Colin Firth, “A Single Man”; Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”; Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker.”
3. Actress: 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.”
4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, “Invictus”; Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”; Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”; Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”; Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds.”
5. Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Nine”; Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”; Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Crazy Heart”; Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”; Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”
6. Directing: 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.”
7. Foreign Language Film: “Ajami,” Israel; “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Argentina; “The Milk of Sorrow,” Peru; “Un Prophete,” France; “The White Ribbon,” Germany.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, “District 9″; Nick Hornby, “An Education”; Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, “In the Loop”; Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air.”
9. Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker”; Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”; Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, “The Messenger”; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man”; Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, “Up.”
10. Animated Feature Film: “Coraline”; “Fantastic Mr. Fox”; “The Princess and the Frog”; “The Secret of Kells”; “Up.”
11. Art Direction: “Avatar,” ”The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” ”Nine,” ”Sherlock Holmes,” ”The Young Victoria.”
12. Cinematography: “Avatar,” ”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” ”The Hurt Locker,” ”Inglourious Basterds,” ”The White Ribbon.”
13. Sound Mixing: “Avatar,” ”The Hurt Locker,” ”Inglourious Basterds,” ”Star Trek,” ”Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”
14. Sound Editing: “Avatar,” ”The Hurt Locker,” ”Inglourious Basterds,” ”Star Trek,” ”Up.”
15. Original Score: “Avatar,” James Horner; “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” Alexandre Desplat; “The Hurt Locker,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders; “Sherlock Holmes,” Hans Zimmer; “Up,” Michael Giacchino.
16. Original Song: “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog,” Randy Newman; “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog,” Randy Newman; “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36,” Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas; “Take It All” from “Nine,” Maury Yeston; “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart,” Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
17. Costume: “Bright Star,” ”Coco Before Chanel,” ”The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” ”Nine,” ”The Young Victoria.”
18. Documentary Feature: “Burma VJ,” ”The Cove,” ”Food, Inc.” ”The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” ”Which Way Home.”
19. Documentary (short subject): “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province,” ”The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner,” ”The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant,” ”Music by Prudence,” ”Rabbit a la Berlin.”
20. Film Editing: “Avatar,” ”District 9,” ”The Hurt Locker,” ”Inglourious Basterds,” ”Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”
21. Makeup: “Il Divo,” ”Star Trek,” ”The Young Victoria.”
22. Animated Short Film: “French Roast,” ”Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty,” ”The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte),” ”Logorama,” ”A Matter of Loaf and Death.”
23. Live Action Short Film: “The Door,” ”Instead of Abracadabra,” ”Kavi,” ”Miracle Fish,” ”The New Tenants.”
24. Visual Effects: “Avatar,” ”District 9,” ”Star Trek.”
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