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timark_uk
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Best picture nominations :
Avatar
District 9
Up
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Up in the Air
The Blind Side
An Education
A Serious Man
The nominees for best director :
James Cameron for "Avatar"
Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
Lee Daniels for "Precious"
Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds"
Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air"
The nominees for best actress are
Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren for "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan for "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious"
and Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia"
With this nod, Streep has earned an unprecedented 16 Oscar nominations over the last 31 years. She has received two Oscars: best supporting actress for 1979's "Kramer vs. Kramer" and best actress for 1982's "Sophie's Choice".
The best actor nominations
Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney for "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth for "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman for "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner for "The Hurt Locker"
Mark
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I haven't seen any of those films  I wanted to see District 9, Up (which I saw part of on the plane back from Egypt) and Avatar, but just haven't managed to get round to it _________________The Official "Saucy Minx"  This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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I've only seen trailers for this movie, but it strikes me that Morgan Freeman playing Nelson Mandela doing Morgan Freeman impressions is not far from the mark. A pity Hollywood didn't think hiring South African actors to play the key parts might have worked, rather than parachute in names.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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timark_uk
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District 9 is so much a better film than Avatar is. It's probably the best film I saw all last year, and I watched quite a few films. Mark
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ProfessorF
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I really enjoyed Inglourious Basterds. Mainly for his performance: 
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timark_uk
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A full list of all the categories and the nominations can be found here. Mark
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bobbdobbs
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My predcition for the big three are:
Hurt locker
Morgan Freeman
Meryl Streep
These predictions arent based I what I think should win but what I believe will win.
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timark_uk
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If you want to get in to the voting process of the Academy Awards in relation to this years nominations here would be a good place to start. From a personal point of view I understand Tom Rothman's stance at the start of the article. Mark
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timark_uk
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The Hurt Locker wins big at the Oscars®. Avatar? Not so much. Well done Kathryn Bigelow. The results listMark
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l3v1ck
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I've not seen any of the nominated films. 
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timark_uk
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Really good to see Jeff Bridges walk away with an award this year too.
Mark
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E. F. Benson
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+1 for District 9
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timark_uk
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Unfortunately, as good as I also think this film is, it got nothing. Mark
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