Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
- A Serious Man
- Up
- Up in the Air
Achievement in Directing
- James Cameron, Avatar
- Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
- Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
- Lee Daniels, Precious
- Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
- George Clooney, Up in the Air
- Colin Firth, A Single Man
- Morgan Freeman, Invictus
- Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Matt Damon, Invictus
- Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
- Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
- Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
- Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
- Helen Mirren, The Last Station
- Carey Mulligan, An Education
- Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
- Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Penélope Cruz, Nine
- Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
- Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
- Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- Coraline
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Princess and the Frog
- The Secret of Kells
- Up
Original Screenplay
- The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal
- Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino
- The Messenger, Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
- A Serious Man, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Up, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy and Bob Peterson
Adapted Screenplay
- District 9, Neil Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- An Education, Nick Hornby
- In the Loop, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche
- Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher
- Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
- Ajami (Israel)
- El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina)
- The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)
- Un Prophete (France)
- The White Ribbon (Germany)
Original Score
- James Horner, Avatar
- Alexandre Desplat, Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, The Hurt Locker
- Hans Zimmer, Sherlock Holmes
- Michael Giacchino, Up
Original Song
- “Almost There,” Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman (The Princess and the Frog)
- “Down in New Orleans,” Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman (The Princess and the Frog)
- “Loin de Paname,” Music by Reinhardt Wagner; Lyrics by Frank Thomas (Paris 36)
- “Take It All,” Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston (Nine)
- “The Weary Kind,” Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart)
Achievement in Art Direction
- Avatar
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Young Victoria
Achievement in Cinematography
- Avatar
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- The White Ribbon
Achievement in Costume Design
- Bright Star
- Coco Before Chanel
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- The Young Victoria
Best Documentary Feature
- Burma VJ
- The Cove
- Food, Inc.
- The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
- Which Way Home
Best Documentary Short Subject
- China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
- The Last Campaign of Booth Gardner
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
- Music by Prudence
- Rabbit à la Berlin
Achievement in Film Editing
- Avatar
- District 9
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
Achievement in Makeup
- Il Divo
- Star Trek
- The Young Victoria
Best Animated Short Film
- French Roast
- Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
- The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
- Logorama
- A Matter of Loaf and Death
Best Live Action Short Film
- The Door
- Instead of Abracadabra
- Kavi
- Miracle Fish
- The New Tenants
Achievement in Sound Editing
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Up
Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Achievement in Visual Effects
- Avatar
- District 9
- Star Trek
