Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.)

Helen Mirren in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Carey Mulligan in “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Penélope Cruz in “Nine” (The Weinstein Company)

Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)

Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)

Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)

Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Best animated feature film of the year

“Coraline” (Focus Features), Henry Selick

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox), Wes Anderson

“The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney), John Musker and Ron Clements

“The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS), Tomm Moore

“Up” (Walt Disney), Pete Docter

Achievement in art direction

“Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics), Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro, Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

“Nine” (The Weinstein Company), Art Direction: John Myhre, Set Decoration: Gordon Sim

“Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

“The Young Victoria” (Apparition), Art Direction: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Achievement in cinematography

“Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Mauro Fiore

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.), Bruno Delbonnel

“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Barry Ackroyd

“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Robert Richardson

“The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics), Christian Berger

Achievement in costume design

“Bright Star” (Apparition), Janet Patterson

“Coco before Chanel” (Sony Pictures Classics), Catherine Leterrier

“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics), Monique Prudhomme

“Nine” (The Weinstein Company), Colleen Atwood

“The Young Victoria” (Apparition), Sandy Powell

Achievement in directing

“Avatar” (20th Century Fox), James Cameron

“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Kathryn Bigelow

“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Quentin Tarantino

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate), Lee Daniels

“Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios), Jason Reitman

Best documentary feature

“Burma VJ” (Oscilloscope Laboratories), A Magic Hour Films Production, Anders østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller

“The Cove” (Roadside Attractions), An Oceanic Preservation Society Production, Nominees to be determined

“Food, Inc.” (Magnolia Pictures), A Robert Kenner Films Production, Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein

“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”, A Kovno Communications Production, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

“Which Way Home”, A Mr. Mudd Production, Rebecca Cammisa

Best documentary short subject

“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan, Province”, A Downtown Community Television Center Production, Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”, A Just Media Production, Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher

“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”, A Community Media Production, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

“Music by Prudence”, An iThemba Production, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

“Rabbit à la Berlin” (Deckert Distribution), An MS Films Production, Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Achievement in film editing

“Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron