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Best Bet for Best Picture : An Education

 

The 82nd annual Academy Awards will air live from Hollywood at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday, March 7, 2010 on ABC at 8 PM ET.

In 2010, watch for 10 major Hollywood films to be nominated for best picture, in a clever move by the Academy to further popularize the Oscars with a wider audience.

The inclusion of major blockbusters (such as last year's Wall-E or The Dark Knight - which were NOT nominated for best picture) may definitely up the ante for reviewers busy compiling their Top 10 contenders (up from 5). Hopefully, the new format will keep more viewers glued to their TVs on Oscar night to see if their favorite movie or Hollywood star wins.

Hosting duties this year go to the quirky combo of actor Alec Baldwin and comedian Steve Martin, who co-star in the December release "It's Complicated" opposite Meryl Streep. This will be the first time the Oscars have featured a hosting duo since Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in 1987.

Meanwhile, expect the full official roster of nominees to be announced on February 2, 2010 — along with updates on the latest buzz, rumors and Tinsel Town gossip as awards night draws near ....

2010 Oscar Buzz

Although nominees won't be officially announced until February, watch for lots of news on the latest crop of Hollywood hits that will continue to generate buzz throughout the entire awards season:

An Education - The early Sundance favorite with a nationwide release in theaters in October, is the coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s London played by 24-year-old Carey Mulligan (and a shoe-in for a Best Actress nod.)

The Hurt Locker - High tension and great acting combine in this thriller about an elite Army bomb squad in Iraq.

Invictus - Brilliant casting scores in this epic that chronicles Nelson Mandela's efforts to bring the 1995 Rugby World Cup to South Africa following the fall of Apartheid. Starring Matt Damon as South Africa's rugby team captain and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.

Up - This year's Wall-E, a funny and poignant animated tale about a 70-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy on a wild adventure in South America.

District 9 - Peter Jackson's new sci-fi hit. Have you seen it? That is all.

Just up ahead, also check out the complete list of last year's nominees & winners along with links to red carpet pictures & video clips, forum postings & discussions, and related expert commentary on the movie industry's most coveted prize ...


More in Oscars:
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    Oscar.com - The official site - featuring the glitz, the glamour, and the movies, actors and actresses of the past, as well as Academy Award history and video clips, this year's Oscar fashion trends, with more news & features as Oscar night draws near.

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - A serious look behind the scenes at the Oscar's official governing body, with a searchable database of the award's history, the upcoming ceremony, the official poster available for purchase and the official press kit.

    Awards Show Central - Updates and the latest news and press releases on the Oscars, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards along with a database of past winners plus current movie reviews with video clips, box office stats and lots more from RopeofSilicon.com.

    The Oscar Guy - The self-appointed film critic extraordinaire with nominees, presenters, and predictions about this year's winners, plus a cache of both recent and archived reviews, Oscar history, discussion board.

    LittleGoldenGuy.com - Get a college education in Academy trivia at this site, laid out with precision and chock full of interesting tidbits on Hollywood's top prize searchable by a criteria-driven database, or browseable by categories including actresses, actors, picture, director, and related links.



    2009 Oscar Nominees & * Winners

    BEST PICTURE
    * Slumdog Millionaire
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Frost/Nixon
    Milk
    The Reader

    BEST ACTOR
    * Sean Penn, Milk
    Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
    Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
    Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    * Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
    Josh Brolin, Milk
    Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
    Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

    BEST ACTRESS
    * Kate Winslet, The Reader
    Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
    Angelina Jolie, Changeling
    Melissa Leo, Frozen River
    Meryl Streep, Doubt

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    * Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    Amy Adams, Doubt
    Viola Davis, Doubt
    Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

    BEST DIRECTOR
    * Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
    David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
    Gus Van Sant, Milk
    Stephen Daldry, The Reader

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
    * Milk
    Frozen
    Happy-Go-Lucky
    In Bruges
    Wall-E

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
    * Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
    Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
    Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
    David Hare, The Reader

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
    * Wall-E
    Bolt
    Kung Fu Panda

    BEST ART DIRECTION
    * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Changeling
    The Dark Knight
    The Duchess
    Revolutionary Road

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    * Slumdog Millionaire
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Changeling
    The Dark Knight
    The Reader

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN
    * The Duchess
    Australia
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Milk
    Revolutionary Road

    BEST DOCUMENTARY
    * Man on Wire
    The Betrayal
    Encounters at the End of the World
    The Garden
    Trouble the Water

    BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
    * Smile Pinki
    The Conscience of Nhem En
    The Final Inch
    The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

    BEST FILM EDITING
    * Slumdog Millionaire
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    The Dark Knight
    Frost/Nixon
    Milk

    BEST FOREIGN FILM
    * Departures, Japan
    The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
    The Class, France
    Revanche, Austria
    Waltz with Bashir, Israel

    ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
    * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    The Dark Knight
    Hellboy II: The Golden Army

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
    * Slumdog Millionaire
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Defiance
    Milk
    WALL-E

    BEST SONG
    * Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire
    Down to Earth, WALL-E
    O Saya, Slumdog Millionaire

    BEST ANIMATED SHORT
    * La Maison en Petits Cubes
    Lavatory - Lovestory
    Oktapodi
    Presto
    This Way Up

    BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
    * Spielzeugland (Toyland)
    Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
    Manon on the Asphalt
    New Boy
    The Pig

    BEST SOUND EDITING
    * The Dark Knight
    Iron Man
    Slumdog Millionaire
    WALL-E
    Wanted

    BEST SOUND MIXING
    * Slumdog Millionaire
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    The Dark Knight
    WALL-E
    Wanted

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
    * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    The Dark Knight
    Iron Man


    also see -> BAFTA Awards | Razzie Awards

    Sundance Film Festival | Tribeca Film Festival

    Golden Globes | Critics Choice | SAG Awards


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