WINNER
Avatar (2009)
Other Nominees:
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Up in the Air (2009/I)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
WINNER
The Hangover (2009)
Other Nominees:
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
It’s Complicated (2009)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Nine (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
WINNER
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
Other Nominees:
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Tobey Maguire for Brothers (2009/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
WINNER
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)
Other Nominees:
Emily Blunt for The Young Victoria (2009)
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
WINNER
Robert Downey Jr. for Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Other Nominees:
Matt Damon for The Informant! (2009)
Daniel Day-Lewis for Nine (2009)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt for (500) Days of Summer (2009)
Michael Stuhlbarg for A Serious Man (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
WINNER
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Other Nominees:
Sandra Bullock for The Proposal (2009/I)
Marion Cotillard for Nine (2009)
Julia Roberts for Duplicity (2009)
Meryl Streep for It’s Complicated (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Other Nominees:
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER
Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Other Nominees:
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Julianne Moore for A Single Man (2009)

Best Director – Motion Picture
WINNER
James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Other Nominees:
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Clint Eastwood for Invictus (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
WINNER
Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Other Nominees:
District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino
It’s Complicated (2009): Nancy Meyers

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
WINNER
Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham(“The Weary Kind”)
Other Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell(“I See You”)
Brothers (2009/I): U2, Bono(“Winter”)
Everybody’s Fine (2009): Paul McCartney(“(I Want To) Come Home”)
Nine (2009): Maury Yeston(“Cinema Italiano”)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
WINNER
Up (2009): Michael Giacchino
Other Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Horner
The Informant! (2009): Marvin Hamlisch
A Single Man (2009): Abel Korzeniowski
Where the Wild Things Are (2009): Carter Burwell, Karen Orzolek

Best Animated Film
WINNER
Up (2009)
Other Nominees:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Coraline (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Best Foreign Language Film
WINNER
Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)
Other Nominees:
Los abrazos rotos (2009)
Baarìa (2009)
La nana (2009)
Un prophète (2009)

Best Television Series – Drama
WINNER
“Mad Men” (2007)
Other Nominees:
“Big Love” (2006)
“Dexter” (2006)
“House M.D.” (2004)
“True Blood” (2008)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
WINNER
“Glee” (2009)
Other Nominees:
“Entourage” (2004)
“Modern Family” (2009)
“The Office” (2005)
“30 Rock” (2006)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER
Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)
Other Nominees:
Georgia O’Keeffe (2009) (TV)
Into the Storm (2009) (TV)
“Little Dorrit” (2008)
Taking Chance (2009) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER
Kevin Bacon for Taking Chance (2009) (TV)
Other Nominees:
Kenneth Branagh for “Wallander” (2008)
Chiwetel Ejiofor for Endgame (2009)
Brendan Gleeson for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)
Jeremy Irons for Georgia O’Keeffe (2009) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER
Drew Barrymore for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)
Other Nominees:
Joan Allen for Georgia O’Keeffe (2009) (TV)
Jessica Lange for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)
Anna Paquin for The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV)
Sigourney Weaver for Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
WINNER
Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (2006)
Other Nominees:
Steve Carell for “The Office” (2005)
David Duchovny for “Californication” (2007)
Thomas Jane for “Hung” (2009)
Matthew Morrison for “Glee” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER
John Lithgow for “Dexter” (2006)
Other Nominees:
Michael Emerson for “Lost” (2004)
Neil Patrick Harris for “How I Met Your Mother” (2005)
William Hurt for “Damages” (2007)
Jeremy Piven for “Entourage” (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER
Chloë Sevigny for “Big Love” (2006)
Other Nominees:
Jane Adams for “Hung” (2009)
Rose Byrne for “Damages” (2007)
Jane Lynch for “Glee” (2009)
Janet McTeer for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
WINNER
Toni Collette for “United States of Tara” (2009)
Other Nominees:
Courteney Cox for “Cougar Town” (2009)
Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie” (2009)
Tina Fey for “30 Rock” (2006)
Lea Michele for “Glee” (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
WINNER
Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006)
Other Nominees:
Simon Baker for “The Mentalist” (2008)
Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007)
Hugh Laurie for “House M.D.” (2004)
Bill Paxton for “Big Love” (2006)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
WINNER
Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife” (2009)
Other Nominees:
Glenn Close for “Damages” (2007)
January Jones for “Mad Men” (2007)
Anna Paquin for “True Blood” (2008)
Kyra Sedgwick for “The Closer” (2005)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* Avatar (20th Century Fox)
* The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
* Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)
* Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
* Up in the Air (Paramount Pictures)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
* Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
* Helen Mirren – The Last Station
* Carey Mulligan – An Education
* Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphi

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

* Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
* George Clooney – Up in the Air
* Colin Firth – A Single Man
* Morgan Freeman – Invictus
* Tobey Maguire – Brothers

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* (500) Days of Summer (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
* The Hangover (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* It’s Complicated (Universal Pictures)
* Julie & Julia (Columbia Pictures)
* Nine (The Weinstein Company)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* Sandra Bullock – The Proposal
* Marion Cotillard – Nine
* Julia Roberts – Duplicity
* Meryl Streep – It’s Complicated
* Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

* Matt Damon – The Informant
* Daniel Day-Lewis – Nine
* Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days of Summer
* Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

* Matt Damon – Invictus
* Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
* Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
* Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
* Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

* Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
* James Cameron – Avatar
* Clint Eastwood
– Invictus
* Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
* Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

* Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell – District 9
* Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
* Nancy Meyers – It’s Complicated
* Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
* Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

* Michael Giacchino – Up
* Marvin Hamlisch – The Informant
* James Horner – Avatar
* Abel Korzeniowski – A Single Man
* Karen O and Carter Burwell – Where the Wild Things Are

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

* “Cinema Italiano”; Mysic & Lyrics by Mary Yeston – Nine
* “I Want to Come Home”; Music
& Lyrics by Paul McCartney – Everybody’s Fine
* “I Will See You”; Music by James Horner and Simon Franglen, Lyrics by James Horner, Sion Franglen and Kuk Harrell – Avatar
* “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)”; Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett – Crazy Heart
* “Winter”; Music by U2, Lyrics by Bono – Brothers

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Sony Pictures Animation)
* Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
* Coraline (Focus Features)
* The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney Pictures)
* Up (Disney•Pixar)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

* Baaria (Italy)
* Broken Embraces (Spain)
* The Maid (Chile)
* A Prophet (France)
* The White Ribbon (Germany)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

* Penelope Cruz – Nine
* Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
* Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
* Mo’Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
* Julianne Moore – A Single Man

Who will win the major awards this year? Keep watch on next post.