And the countdown begins

Here there are the main nominees for the Oscars 82. Remember that this year opting to reward movies for Best Picture are 10 and not five as happened in previous editions. Without further ado here are the nominees in major categories:

Best Picture:

- Avatar

- The Blind Side

- District 9

- An Education

- The Hurt Locker

- Inglourious Basterds

- Precious

- A serious man

- Up

- Up in the air

Best Director:

- James Cameron for Avatar

- Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker

- Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds

- Lee Daniels for Precious

- Jason Reitman for Up in the air

Actor in leading role:

- Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart.

- George Clooney for Up in the air

- Colin Firth for A single man

- Morgan Freeman for Invictus

- Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker

Actress in leading role:

- Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side

- Hellen Mirren for The Las Station

- Carey Mulligan for An Education

- Gabourey Sidibe for Precious

- Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia

Actor in supporting role:

- Matt Damon for Invictus

- Woody Harrelson for The Messenger

- Christopher Plummer for The Last Station

- Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones

- Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds

Actress in supporting role:

- Penélope Cruz for Nine

- Vera Parmiga for Up in the air

- Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart

- Anna Kendrick for Un in the air

- Mo'Nique for Precious

Later the rest of the nominees.