The Hurt Locker: Best Picture · Kathryn Bigelow: directing
Oscars 2010: winning films and award nominations
The Hurt Locker won Best Picture at the 2010 Oscars, with Kathryn Bigelow recognised for directing the same film. Sandra Bullock received the leading actress award for The Blind Side.
- 58Films
- 24Categories
- 121Nomination entries
- 14Winners
- March 7, 2010Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2010
The Hurt Locker won Best Picture at the 2010 Oscars. Jeff Bridges won for Crazy Heart, while Sandra Bullock received leading actress recognition for The Blind Side.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2010
Avatar and The Blind Side competed for Best Picture alongside The Hurt Locker at the 2010 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore Oscars 2010 nominations and winners by category
Avatar received Cinematography recognition at the 2010 Oscars, while The Young Victoria won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
10 nominations
Winner The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro - A SERIOUS MAN Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
- Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
- District 9 Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
- Inglourious Basterds Lawrence Bender
- Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
- The Blind Side Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson
- Up Jonas Rivera
- Up in the Air Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman
Directing
5 nominations Winner The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Crazy Heart Jeff Bridges Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner The Blind Side Sandra Bullock Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Inglourious Basterds Christoph Waltz Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Mo'Nique Animated Feature Film
5 nominations
Winner Up Pete Docter Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Avatar Mauro Fiore Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner The Young Victoria Sandy Powell Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner The Cove Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens Documentary (Short Subject)
5 nominations
Winner Music by Prudence Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett Film Editing
5 nominations Winner The Hurt Locker Bob Murawski, Chris Innis Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner The Secret in Their Eyes Argentina Makeup
3 nominations
Winner Star Trek Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner Up Michael Giacchino Music (Original Song)
5 nominations Winner The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart) Crazy Heart Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett Art Direction
5 nominations Winner Avatar Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner Logorama Nicolas Schmerkin Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner The New Tenants Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson Sound Mixing
5 nominations Winner The Hurt Locker Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett Visual Effects
3 nominations Winner Avatar Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Geoffrey Fletcher Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner The Hurt Locker Mark Boal Sound Editing
5 nominations Winner The Hurt Locker Paul N.J. Ottosson About these results
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- Ceremony date
- March 7, 2010
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026
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Oscars 2010: Winners and Nominees
Jeff Bridges won for Crazy Heart, and Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side. Acting recognition at the 2010 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Avatar. Follow the individual categories to distinguish nominated entries from confirmed wins.
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