| Best Motion Picture - Drama |
- Avatar
- Nominees:
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious
- Up in the Air
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama |
- Sandra Bullock
- The Blind Side
- Nominees:
- Emily Blunt
- Helen Mirren
- Carey Mulligan
- Gabourey Sidibe
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
- Jeff Bridges
- Crazy Heart
- Nominees:
- George Clooney
- Colin Firth
- Morgan Freeman
- Tobey Maguire
| Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
- The Hangover
- Nominees:
- It's Complicated
- Julie & Julia
- Nine
- (500) Days of Summer
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
- Meryl Streep
- Julie & Julia
- Nominees:
- Sandra Bullock
- Marion Cotillard
- Meryl Streep
- Julia Roberts
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical |
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Sherlock Holmes
- Nominees:
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Michael Stuhlbarg
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Matt Damon
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
- Mo'Nique
- Precious
- Nominees:
- Julianne Moore
- Anna Kendrick
- Vera Farmiga
- Penelope Cruz
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
- Christoph Waltz
- Inglourious Basterds
- Nominees:
- Matt Damon
- Stanley Tucci
- Christopher Plummer
- Woody Harrelson
| Best Animated Feature Film |
- Up
- Nominees:
- Coraline
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
- The Princess and the Frog
| Best Foreign Language Film |
- The White Ribbon
- Nominees:
- Baaria
- Broken Embraces
- The Prophet
- The Maid
| Best Director - Motion Picture |
- James Cameron
- Avatar
- Nominees:
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Clint Eastwood
- Jason Reitman
- Quentin Tarantino
| Best Screenplay - Motion Picture |
- Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
- Up in the Air
- Nominees:
- Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- Mark Boal
- Nancy Meyers
- Quentin Tarantino
| Best Original Score - Motion Picture |
- Michael Giacchino
- Up
- Nominees:
- Marvin Hamlisch
- James Horner
- Abel Korzeniowski and Karen O
- Carter Burwell
| Best Original Song -- Motion Picture |
- The Weary Kind
- Crazy Heart
- Nominees:
- I See You
- Cinema Italiano
- I Want to Come Home
- Winter
| Best Television Series - Drama |
- Mad Men
- Nominees:
- Dexter
- House M.D.
- True Blood
- Big Love
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama |
- Julianna Margulies
- The Good Wife
- Nominees:
- Glenn Close
- January Jones
- Anna Paquin
- Kyra Sedgewick
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama |
- Michael C. Hall
- Dexter
- Nominees:
- Simon Baker
- Jon Hamm
- Hugh Laurie
- Bill Paxton
| Best Television Series - Comedy |
- Glee
- Nominees:
- 30 Rock
- Entourage
- The Office
- Modern Family
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical |
- Alec Baldwin
- 30 Rock
- Nominees:
- Steve Carell
- David Duchovny
- Thomas Jane
- Matthew Morrison
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical |
- Toni Collette
- United States of Tara
- Nominees:
- Courteney Cox
- Edie Falco
- Tina Fey
- Lea Michele
| Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Grey Gardens
- Nominees:
- Georgia O'Keefe
- Into the Storm
- Little Dorrit
- Taking Chance
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Drew Barrymore
- Grey Gardens
- Nominees:
- Joan Allen
- Jessica Lange
- Anna Paquin
- Sigourney Weaver
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Kevin Bacon
- Taking Chance
- Nominees:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Brendan Gleeson
- Jeremy Irons
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Chloe Sevigny
- Big Love
- Nominees:
- Jane Adams
- Rose Byrne
- Jane Lynch
- Janet McTeer
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television |
- John Lithgow
- Dexter
- Nominees:
- Michael Emerson
- Neil Patrick Harris
- William Hurt
- Jeremy Piven
