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In Beverly Hills, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts announced the list of nominees for one of the most prestigious awards in the world of cinema - "Oscar". This year, for the first time in the category - "the best film of the year" nominate five and ten paintings. Academy Award, as history shows, is not always predictable, so 2010 can happen any. The wait is a little less than a month: 82 th award ceremony "Oscar" will be held in Los Angeles March 7, 2010.

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1. Actress Anna Kendrick arrives at the 82nd annual event, which will be announced nominees for the Oscar in the hotel "Beverly Hilton" in Beverly Hills on February 15. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Up in the Air."





2. Another nominee for Best Supporting Actress Vera Farmiga also starred in the film "Up in the Air." This is her first Oscar nomination.



3. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow was nominated in the category "Best Director" for his film "The Hurt Locker." Here she poses with Jeremy Renner, who was nominated as best actor for his role in the Iraq drama.



4. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal played a journalist and single mother fell in love with the singer in country music in the movie "Crazy Heart." She was nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actress.

Sandra Bullock 5. posing on the red carpet on February 15. The actress has every reason to smile, because she will fight for the title of best actress for her role in "The Blind Side," for which she received a Golden Globe and other awards



6. Director James Cameron has created a furor his film "Avatar", but whether he will take away with him the Oscar for best director on March 7?



7. Gabourey Sidibe (left), nominated in the category "Best Actress" for her role in "Precious" and Lee Daniels nominated as best director, came the official announcement ceremony nominees.



8. Actress Meryl Streep - a real record holder in terms of Oscar nominations - she has them 15. This year, she was nominated in the category "Best Actress" for her role in the movie "Julie & Julia."



9. Actor Jeff Bridges, nominated as best actor for his role in the movie "Crazy Heart", arrived with his wife in Beverly Hills. Bridges was nominated four times.



10. British actress Carey Mulligan nominated in the category "Best Actress" for her role in "An Education."



11. Clint Eastwood's Invictus actor Morgan Freeman played the South African leader Nelson Mandela, for which he was nominated for Best Actor. This is his fifth nomination



12. Actor Christoph Waltz - a real favorite in the chase for the title of Best Supporting Actor for his role ruthless Nazi "Hunter" Hans Landa in "Inglourious Basterds»



13. Quentin Tarantino was nominated as best director for his film "Inglourious Basterds."



14. Actor Woody Harrelson is nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" for his film "The Messenger," in which he plays the captain of the army, trying to recover from alcoholism, whose job is to inform the families of the war dead relatives. This is his second Oscar nomination.



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