And The Oscar goes to….Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges earned standing ovations as they took home lead actor statuettes at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Bullock won for her role as a wealthy Southerner who takes in a homeless future NFL star in the inspirational biopic The Blind Side. After 38 years, Bridges finally went home a bride. He won a Best Actor Oscar at Sunday’s ceremony, his first ever Academy Award, for his role as a drunken country singer who finds redemption in Crazy Heart.
The Hollywood veteran was first nominated for The Last Picture Show in 1971.
“Mom and dad! Yeah look! Woo-hoo! Thank you mom and dad for putting me onto such a groovy profession,” said Bridges. “This is honoring them as much as it is me.”
Supporting-acting Oscars went to Mo’Nique for Precious and Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds. The director and best picture categories were two of the biggest Oscar battles in years. The race pitted Avatar’s James Cameron against his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, whose Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker was made for a fraction of the cost of the sci-fi blockbuster — reportedly the most expensive film ever made.
The Hurt Locker’s widespread critical acclaim helped it win the coveted gongs for Best film and Best Director. Avatar won two Oscars, both in technical categories. Bigelow — only the fourth female Best Director nominee in history — is the first woman to take home the prize.
Did any of your favorites win?
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, for “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Animated Feature Film: “Up”
Best Original Song: “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart),” music and lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett, for “Crazy Heart”
Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Picture – “The Hurt Locker”
Best Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, for “The Hurt Locker”
Best Documentary Short: “Music By Prudence”
Best Makeup: “Star Trek”
Best Short Film (Animated): “Logorama”
Best Short Film (Live Action): “The New Tenants”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Goeffrey Fletcher, for “Precious: Based on The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, for “Precious: Based on The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”
Best Art Direction: “Avatar”
Best Costume Design: “The Young Victoria”
Best Sound Editing: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Sound Mixing: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Cinematography: “Avatar”
Best Original Score: “Up”
Best Visual Effects: “Avatar”
Best Editing: “The Hurt Locker”
Best Foreign Film: “El Secreto de Sus Ojos”
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, for “Crazy Heart”
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, for “The Blind Side”