Get ready to watch Live event of the world cinemas, The Oscars. The stage is set for the 82nd annual awards function going to held on 7th March, Sunday. A few hours to go. Avatar 3D is leading with most number of nominations (9) along with “The Hurt Locker”.

“Avatar” nominations:

1. Best Picture
2. Best Direction
3. Visual Effects
4. Art Direction
5. Cinematography
6. Film Editing
7. Original Score
8. Sound Editing
9. Sound Mixing

“The Hurt Locker” nominations:

1. Best Picture
2. Directing
3. Best Actor
4. Cinematography
5. Film Editing
6. Original Score
7. Sound Editing
8. Sound Mixing
9. Original Screenplay

Here are the nominations list in various 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 Actor:

• Jeff Bridges for “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney for “Up in the Air”
• Colin Firth for “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman for “Invictus”
• Jere my Renner for “The Hurt Locker”

Best Actress:

• Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side”
• Helen Mirren for “The Last Station”
• Carey Mulligan for “An Education”
• Gabourey Sidibe for “Precious”
• Meryl Streep for “Julie and Julia”

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”

Browse the list of nominations at The Oscars – 82nd Annual Awards