Oscar Nominations

Oscar Nominations

In anticipation of the 82nd Academy Awards, we're discussing Faith and Film: The Best Pictures of the Year at our February 22nd Kindlings Event. Monday, The Academy released the nominations for Best Picture, which encompass a broad array of genres, messages, and media. This year the following films vie for the Academy’s highest honor:

• Avatar, d: James Cameron, with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Laz Alonso. 20th Century Fox, nine nominations, released Dec. 18.
  
  

  
  
  

• Up, d: Pete Docter. Pixar / Disney, five nominations, released May 29.
  
  

  
  
  

• The Blind Side, d: John Lee Hancock, with Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron. Warner Bros., two nominations, released Nov. 20.
  
  

  
  
  

• Inglourious Basterds, d: Quentin Tarantino, with Melanie Laurent, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz. The Weinstein Co., eight nominations, released Aug. 21.
  
  

  
  
  

• District 9, d: Neill Blomkamp, with Sharlto Copley. Sony, four nominations, released Aug. 14.
  
  

  
  
  

• Up in the Air, d: Jason Reitman, with George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick. Paramount, six nominations, released Dec. 4.
  
  

  
  
  

• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, d: Lee Daniels, with Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey. Lionsgate, six nominations, released Nov. 6.
  
  

  
  
  

• The Hurt Locker, d: Kathryn Bigelow>, with Jeremy Renner, Christian Camargo, Brian Geraghty, Anthony Mackie. Summit Entertainment, nine nominations, released June 26.
  
  

  
  
  

• A Serious Man, d: Joel and Ethan Coen, with Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind. Focus, two nominations, released Oct. 2.
  
  

  
  
  

• An Education, d: Lone Scherfig, with Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, Alfred Molina. Sony Pictures Classics, three nominations, released Oct. 9.
  
  

  
  
  

Check out the nominees and join us as we explore the prevalent messages and themes of the year's best pictures.

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