The Oscars - 2010
Kathryn Bigelow Wins Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, the director of “The Hurt Locker,” is the first woman to win an Oscar for best director. Only four women have been nominated in the category;
Linda Wertmüller, “Seven Beauties,” 1976;
Jane Campion, “The Piano,” 1993;
Sofia Coppola, “Lost In Translation,” 2003.
‘The Hurt Locker’ defeated nine other films, including the 3-D blockbuster, “Avatar.”
The Hurt Locker also won in the categories of Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, and Film Editing.
Sandra Bullock was named best actress for “The Blind Side,”
Jeff Bridges took the prize for best actor for “Crazy Heart.”
Mo'Nique won best supporting actress for “Precious” and
Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor for “Inglourious Basterds.”
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25th Annual Film Independent Spirit Award Winners
Best Feature: “Precious”
Best Director: Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Best First Feature: Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Judy Cairo, T Bone Burnett; “Crazy Heart”
John Cassavetes Award: Lynn Shelton, “Humpday”
Best Screenplay: Scott Neustader and Michael H Weber, “(500) Days of Summer”
Best First Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious”
Best Female Lead: Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Best Male Lead: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Best Supporting Female: Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Best Supporting Male: Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Best Foreign Film: “An Education”
Best Documentary: “Anvil: The Story of Anvil”
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, “A Serious Man”
Piaget Producers Award: Karin Chien, “The Exploding Girl” and “Santa Mesa”
Acura Someone to Watch: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, “Easier with Practice”
Chaz and Rogert Ebert Truer than Fiction Award: Bill Ross and Turner Rose, “45365”
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