The Academy has over, but bunch of new records have just been made in 82 years of its celebration saga.
Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman ever to win the Oscar for the best director of a motion picture. Her directed movie, The Hurt Locker, which story out-lines the war in Iraq, also won the major award for the best motion picture. This winning bit 3D blockbuster Avatar expectation to rule the night and make the director James Cameron having ‘I am the king of the world’ moment again, after the success of his 1997’s Titanic in Oscar.
Bigelow was not the only one who hit a record in the prom. Major prices were also given for many first-time recipients. Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side), biting the most nominated actor Meryl Streep in Oscars history, got their first Oscars for Actor/Actress in a leading role. It was Sandy’s first Oscar in her career, also her first to get nominated. Mo’Nique made another list of African-American woman to win the price after Halley Berry in 2002 and Hattie McDaniel whom MoNique mentioned in her outstanding speech. She received her first Oscar for her supporting role in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, an inspiring movie co-produced by Oprah Winfrey.
In this year the Academy team made a little bit enhancement by nominating 10 movies in Best Motion Picture, instead of the usual five since 1946. Disney favorite animated flick Up and sci-fi District 9 are among of them, which are very rare for non-drama picture to get nominated.
The Hurt Locker wins 6 Oscars of their 9 nominations, including Best Screen Play and Best Editing.
Full list winners and nominations: http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/oscars
