Jeff Bridges Wins Best Actor... Ho Hum

Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

Nominees:
George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" Wins for Best Foreign Language Film

Foreign Language Film
WINNER: “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina

Nominees:
“Ajami” Israel
“The Milk of Sorrow” Peru
“Un Prophète” France
“The White Ribbon” Germany

This is the second film from Argentina to win the foreign film Oscar.

"The Hurt Locker" Wins for Best Editing

Film Editing
WINNER: “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Nominees:
“Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” Julian Clarke
“Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

"The Cove" Wins for Best Documentary

Documentary (Feature)
WINNER: “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens


Nominees:
“Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
“Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
“Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

"Avatar" Wins for Best Visual Effects... Yawn

Visual Effects
WINNER: “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Nominees:
“District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

"Up" Wins for Best Original Score

Music (Original Score)
WINNER: “Up” Michael Giacchino

Nominees:
“Avatar” James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer

"Avatar" Wins for Best Cinematography

Cinematography
WINNER: “Avatar” Mauro Fiore

Nominees:
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
“The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
“Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
“The White Ribbon” Christian Berger