Bij aanvang van de 82e editie van de Academy Awards waren er drie grote kanshebbers. Dit waren Avatar, Inglourious Basterds en The Hurt Locker met resp. 9, 8 en 9 nominaties.

Aan het eind van de avond bleek dat The Hurt Locker de grote winnaar was. Ze haalden met zes Oscars de meeste beeldjes van de avond binnen, waaronder die voor Beste film.

Actor in a Leading Role

Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Matt Damon in “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

“Coraline” Henry Selick
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
“The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
“The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
“Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
“Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
“Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

“Avatar” Mauro Fiore
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
“The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
“Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
“The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

“Bright Star” Janet Patterson
“Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
“Nine” Colleen Atwood
“The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

“Avatar” James Cameron
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
“Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
“Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

“Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
“The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
“Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
“Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
“Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

“Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” Julian Clarke
“The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
“Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

“Ajami” Israel
“The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
“A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
“The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
“The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany

Makeup

“Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
“The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (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

Music (Original Song)

“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

“Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
“The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
“District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
“An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
“Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
“A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
“Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
“Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

“French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
“A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

“The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
“Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
“Kavi” Gregg Helvey
“Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
“The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

“Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
“Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
“Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
“Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

“Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
“Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
“Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
“District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
“An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
“In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
“Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
“Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
“The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
“A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

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Releasedata:
NL – onbekend
BE – onbekend

Synopsis:
“A comedy centered around three characters: an everyday guy who comes to believe he’s a superhero, his psychiatrist, and the teenager he befriends.”

Regisseur:
Peter Stebbings (regie debuut)

Cast:
Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, Battle in Seattle) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Kat Dennings (“ER”, “Raising Dad”)
Elias Koteas (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Collateral Damage)
Sandra Oh (“Grey’s Anatomy”, For Your Consideration)
Lisa Ray (Trader Games, Toronto Stories)
Michael Kelly (“Generation Kill”, Changeling)

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Releasedata:
NL – 11 november 2009
BE – 11 november 2009

Synopsis:
“Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following an academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe, making contact with his double in an effort to prevent the catastrophic prophecies of the ancient Mayan calendar from coming to pass. According to the Mayan calendar, the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. When a global cataclysm thrusts the world into chaos, divorced writer and father Jackson Curtis uses his knowledge of the ancient prophecies to ensure that the human race is not completely wiped out.”

Regiseur:
Roland Emmerich (10,000 BC, The Day After Tomorrow)

Cast:
John Cusack (War, Inc., Runaway Jury)
Amanda Peet (The X Files: I Want to Believe, The Whole Ten Yards)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (American Gangster, Inside Man)
Thandie Newton (How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, RocknRolla)
Oliver Platt (“Nip/Tuck”, Liberty Stands Still)
Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, Management) [1 Oscar nominatie]

>> Trailer <<

Releasedata:
NL – 11 november 2009
BE – 11 november 2009

Synopsis:
“Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following an academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe, making contact with his double in an effort to prevent the catastrophic prophecies of the ancient Mayan calendar from coming to pass. According to the Mayan calendar, the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. When a global cataclysm thrusts the world into chaos, divorced writer and father Jackson Curtis uses his knowledge of the ancient prophecies to ensure that the human race is not completely wiped out.”

Regisseur:
Roland Emmerich (10,000 BC, The Day After Tomorrow)

Cast:
John Cusack (War, Inc., Runaway Jury)
Amanda Peet (The X Files: I Want to Believe, The Whole Ten Yards)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (American Gangster, Inside Man)
Thandie Newton (How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, RocknRolla)
Oliver Platt (“Nip/Tuck”, Liberty Stands Still)
Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, Management) [1 Oscar nominatie]

>> Redband Trailer <<

Releasedata:
NL – 10 December 2009
BE – 4 November 2009

Synopsis:
“A cowardly shut-in named Columbus is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie slayer named Tallahassee in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita and Little Rock, two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances alone.”

Cast:
Woody Harrelson (Management, Semi-Pro) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Emma Stone (The Rocker, Superbad)
Bill Murray (Get Smart, “Saturday Night Live”) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Abigail Breslin (Semi-Pro, No Reservations) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Amber Heard (Pineapple Express, Never Back Down)

>> Trailer <<

Releasedata:
NL – 10 December 2009
BE – 4 November 2009

Synopsis:
“A cowardly shut-in named Columbus is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie slayer named Tallahassee in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita and Little Rock, two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances alone.”

Cast:
Woody Harrelson (Management, Semi-Pro) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Emma Stone (The Rocker, Superbad)
Bill Murray (Get Smart, “Saturday Night Live”) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Abigail Breslin (Semi-Pro, No Reservations) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Amber Heard (Pineapple Express, Never Back Down)

Ook met Woody Harrelson (sportschool abonnementje?).

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“Management is a romantic comedy that chronicles a chance meeting between Mike Cranshaw and Sue Claussen. When Sue checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike’s parents in Arizona, what starts with a bottle of wine “compliments of management” soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose. Mike, an aimless dreamer, bets it all on a trip to Sue’s workplace in Maryland only to find that she has no place for him in her carefully ordered life. Buttoned down and obsessed with making a difference in the world, Sue goes back to her yogurt mogul ex-boyfriend Jango, who promises her a chance to head his charity operations. But having found something worth fighting for, Mike pits his hopes against Sue’s practicality, and the two embark on a twisted, bumpy, freeing journey to discover that their place in the world just might be together.”

Jennifer Aniston (He’s Just Not That Into You, Marley & Me)
Woody Harrelson (Battle in Seattle, No Country for Old Men) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Steve Zahn (Sunshine Cleaning, Rescue Dawn)

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“Seven Pounds is about an IRS agent, Ben, who is depressed and guilt-ridden about mistakes from his past. He sets out to make amends by helping seven strangers. When he meets Emily, a beautiful woman with a heart condition, he falls in love with her, thereby complicating his plans.”

Will Smith (Hancock, I Am Legend) [2 Oscar nominaties]
Rosario Dawson (Eagle Eye, Sin City)
Woody Harrelson (Semi-Pro, Battle in Seattle) [1 Oscar nominatie]
Barry Pepper (Flags of Our Fathers, We Were Soldiers)

Aangezien het pokeren nogsteeds razend populair is, kan ook Hollywood niet achterblijven. Dat doen ze daar ook niet en dus komen ze met de film “The Grand”.
Hoe de makers zelf de film omschrijven? “The Grand, a tradition improvisational comedy set in the world of professional poker.”

>> The Grand (Trailer) <<

Plot:”A new comedy from writer/director Zak Penn, set around an international poker tournament. One-Eyed Jack Faro (Woody Harrelson) goes all-in to save his dead grandfather’s hotel-casino from a real estate developer. His master plan being to win the world’s most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker in Las Vegas.”

Cast:
Woody Harrelson (No Country for Old Men, Kingpin)
Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond, Ice Age)
David Cross (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Men In Black II)
Dennis Farina (Snatch, Reindeer Games)
Richard Kind (Cars, Spin City)

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Plot: “Will Ferrell stars in Semi-Pro, a comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick ABA—a fast-paced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the NBA and made a name for itself with innovations like the three-point shot and slam dunk contest. Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, a one-hit wonder who used the profits from the success of his chart-topping song “Love Me Sexy” to achieve his dream of owning a basketball team. But Moon’s franchise, the Flint Tropics from Flint, Michigan, are the worst team in the league and in danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the NBA. If they want to survive and make it to the NBA, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the seemingly impossible—Win.”

Cast:
Will Ferrell (Wedding Crashers, Old School)
Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt, Money Train)
André Benjamin (Charlotte’s Web, Be Cool)