This year’s academy awards pulled some surprises and some sure wins this year. Kudos to the Winners.

Best motion picture of the year : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), A Voltage Pictures Production, Nominees to be determined

Best foreign language film of the year : “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haddock Films Production, Argentina

Best animated feature film of the year : “Up” (Walt Disney), Pete Docter

Achievement in directing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Kathryn Bigelow

Performance by an actor in a leading role : Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a leading role : Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role : Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role : Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Adapted screenplay : “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate), Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Original screenplay : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Written by Mark Boal

Achievement in cinematography : “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Mauro Fiore

Achievement in film editing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) : “Up” (Walt Disney), Michael Giacchino

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) : “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Achievement in art direction : “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Achievement in costume design : “The Young Victoria” (Apparition), Sandy Powell

Achievement in makeup : “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Achievement in sound editing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in sound mixing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Achievement in visual effects : “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Best animated short film : “Logorama” (Autour de Minuit), An Autour de Minuit Production, Nicolas Schmerkin

Best live action short film : “The New Tenants”, A Park Pictures and M & M Production, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Best documentary short subject : “Music by Prudence”, An iThemba Production, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

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