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Avatar bags Best Visual Effects; Hurt Locker gets 6 of 9

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BS Reporter Mumbai

Best Director:  Katherine Bigelow becomes first woman to win best director trophy at the Oscars for her film "The Hurt Locker".

Best Actress: Sandra Bullock won her first Academy award for her role of a feisty foster mother, who changes the life of a troubled African-American teenager in 'The Blind Side', based on a true story.

Best Actor:
Jeff Bridges won the best actor Oscar for "Crazy Heart".

Best Foreign Language Film: “The Secret in their eyes” (Argentinean film) bagged Oscar for the best foreign language film.

Best Film Editing:
"The Hurt Locker" also bagged award for film editing.

Best Documentary Feature:
"The Cove", a movie about the systematic slaughter of dolphins in Japan bagged the award in this category.

Best visual Effects
: Oscar for best visual effects went to “Avatar”.

Best original Score: Oscar went to Michael Giacchino for "Up" in this category.

Best Cinematography:
Mauro Fiore is the winner of best cinematography' for “Avatar” .

Best Sound Mixing: Ray Beckett and Ottosson bagged the golden statuette for “The Hurt Locker”

Best Sound Editing:
"The Hurt Locker" won award for the best editing.

Best Costume Design:
Oscar for Best Costume Design went to Sandy Powell for "The Young Victoria". This is her third Oscar earlier ones were  for 'Aviator' and 'Shakespeare in Love'.

Best Art Direction: Oscar for best art direction went to "Avatar".

Best Supporting actress: Mo’Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar for the role in "Precious".

Best Adapted Screenplay
: "Precious" bagged the Oscar for best adapted screenplay. Precious is based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire.

Best Makeup:
Oscar for Best Makeup went to "Star Trek".

Best Short Film:
Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson bagged the Oscar for 'The New Tenants' (Live Action)

Best short Documentry Film: Award in this category went to "Music by Prudence".

 

Best Animated Short Film: Oscar went to “Logorama” in this category.

Best Original Screenplay: Mark Boal for "The Hurt Locker”.

Best Original Song:
Oscar went to to Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for "The Weary Kind" (Theme from Crazy Heart).

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First Published: Mar 08 2010 | 11:02 AM IST

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