Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow, dir. — Summit Entertainment
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart — his first Oscar after five nominations
George Clooney— Up in the Air
Colin Firth— A Single Man
Morgan Freeman— Invictus
Jeremy Renner— The Hurt Locker
Best Actress
Helen Mirren— The Last Station
Carey Mulligan— An Education
Gabourey Sidibe— Precious
Meryl Streep— Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds — as Hans Landa; his English-language debut
Matt Damon— Invictus
Woody Harrelson— The Messenger
Christopher Plummer— The Last Station
Stanley Tucci— The Lovely Bones
Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz— Nine
Vera Farmiga— Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal— Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick— Up in the Air
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Technical Awards
Best Animated Feature
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Visual Effects