| Actor in a Leading Role |
- Jeff Bridges
- Crazy Heart
- Nominees:
- George Clooney
- Colin Firth
- Morgan Freeman
- Jeremy Renner
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
- Christoph Waltz
- Inglourious Basterds
- Nominees:
- Matt Damon
- Woody Harrelson
- Christopher Plummer
- Stanley Tucci
| Actress in a Leading Role |
- Sandra Bullock
- The Blind Side
- Nominees:
- Helen Mirren
- Carey Mulligan
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Meryl Streep
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
- Mo'Nique
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- Nominees:
- Penélope Cruz
- Vera Farmiga
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Anna Kendrick
| Animated Feature Film |
- Up
- Pete Docter
- Nominees:
- Coraline
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Princess and the Frog
- The Secret of Kells
| Art Direction |
- Avatar
- Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
- Nominees:
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Young Victoria
| Cinematography |
- Avatar
- Mauro Fiore
- Nominees:
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- The White Ribbon
| Costume Design |
- The Young Victoria
- Sandy Powell
- Nominees:
- Bright Star
- Coco before Chanel
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
| Directing |
- The Hurt Locker
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Nominees:
- Avatar
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- Up in the Air
| Documentary (Feature) |
- The Cove
- Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
- Nominees:
- Burma VJ
- Food, Inc.
- The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
- Which Way Home
| Documentary (Short Subject) |
- Music by Prudence
- Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
- Nominees:
- China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
- The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
- Rabbit à la Berlin
| Film Editing |
- The Hurt Locker
- Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
- Nominees:
- Avatar
- District 9
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
| Foreign Language Film |
- El Secreto de Sus Ojos
- Argentina
- Nominees:
- Ajami
- The Milk of Sorrow
- Un Prophète
- The White Ribbon
| Makeup |
- Star Trek
- Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
- Nominees:
- Il Divo
- The Young Victoria
| Music (Original Score) |
- Up
- Michael Giacchino
- Nominees:
- Avatar
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Hurt Locker
- Sherlock Holmes
| Music (Original Song) |
- The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) - Crazy Heart
- Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
- Nominees:
- Almost There - The Princess and the Frog
- Down in New Orleans - The Princess and the Frog
- Loin de Paname - Paris 36
- Take It All - Nine
| Best Picture |
- The Hurt Locker
- Nominees to be determined
- Nominees:
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- A Serious Man
- Up
- Up in the Air
| Short Film (Animated) |
- Logorama
- Nicolas Schmerkin
- Nominees:
- French Roast
- Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
- The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
- A Matter of Loaf and Death
| Short Film (Live Action) |
- The New Tenants
- Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
- Nominees:
- The Door
- Instead of Abracadabra
- Kavi
- Miracle Fish
| Sound Editing |
- The Hurt Locker
- Paul N.J. Ottosson
- Nominees:
- Avatar
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Up
| Sound Mixing |
- The Hurt Locker
- Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- Nominees:
- Avatar
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
| Visual Effects |
- Avatar
- Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
- Nominees:
- District 9
- Star Trek
| Writing (Adapted Screenplay) |
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
- Nominees:
- District 9
- An Education
- In the Loop
- Up in the Air
| Writing (Original Screenplay) |
- The Hurt Locker
- Written by Mark Boal
- Nominees:
- Inglourious Basterds
- The Messenger
- A Serious Man
- Up
