List of 82nd Oscar nominees

LOS ANGELES - Nominees in selected major categories ahead of the 82nd annual Academy Awards to be held at the Kodak Theater here Sunday (Monday in Manila):

Best Picture:

"The Hurt Locker"

"Avatar"

"The Blind Side"

"District 9"

"An Education"

"Inglourious Basterds"

"Up in the Air"

"Precious"

"A Serious Man"

"Up"

Best Actor in a Leading Role:

Jeff Bridges -- "Crazy Heart"

George Clooney -- "Up in the Air"

Colin Firth -- "A Single Man"

Morgan Freeman -- "Invictus"

Jeremy Renner -- "The Hurt Locker"

Best Actress in a Leading Role:

Meryl Streep -- "Julie & Julia"

Sandra Bullock -- "The Blind Side"

Carey Mulligan -- "An Education"

Helen Mirren -- "The Last Station"

Gabourey Sidibe -- "Precious"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Christoph Waltz -- "Inglourious Basterds"

Woody Harrelson -- "The Messenger"

Christopher Plummer -- "The Last Station"

Matt Damon -- "Invictus"

Stanley Tucci -- "The Lovely Bones"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

Penelope Cruz -- "Nine"

Mo'Nique -- "Precious"

Anna Kendrick -- "Up in the Air"

Vera Farmiga -- "Up in the Air"

Maggie Gyllenhaal -- "Crazy Heart"

Best Director:

Kathryn Bigelow -- "The Hurt Locker"

James Cameron -- "Avatar"

Quentin Tarantino -- "Inglourious Basterds"

Jason Reitman -- "Up in the Air"

Lee Daniels -- "Precious"

Best Foreign-Language Film:

"Ajami" -- Israel

"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" -- Argentina

"The Milk of Sorrow" -- Peru

"Un Prophete" -- France

"The White Ribbon" -- Germany

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Coraline"

"Up"

"Fantastic Mr Fox"

"The Princess and the Frog"

"The Secret of Kells"

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Catch the live telecast and complete coverage of the 82nd Academy Awards on March 8 -- red carpet and pre-show at 6:30 a.m. and the main show at 9 a.m. -- on Velvet Channel (SkyCable channel 53).