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The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2009 and will take place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and will be televised in the United States on ABC. Actors Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will serve as co-hosts for the show.

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82nd Academy Awards and the winners are…

Best Motion Picture

• The Hurt Locker

Best Actor

• Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Best Supporting Actor

• Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Best Actress

• Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

Best Supporting Actress

• Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Best Director

• Kathryn Bigelow ~ The Hurt Locker

Best Documentary Feature

• The Cove

Best Documentary Short

• Music by Prudence

Best Animated Feature

• Up

Best Foreign Language Film

• El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret of Her Eyes) ~ Argentina

Best Original Screenplay

• The Hurt Locker ~ Mark Boal

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire ~ Geoffrey Fletcher

Best in Cinematography

• Avatar

Best in Art Direction

• Avatar

Best Animated Short

• Logorama

Best Live Action Short

• The New Tenants

Best in Visual Effects

• Avatar

Best in Costume Design

• The Young Victoria

Best in Film Editing

• The Hurt Locker

Best In Sound Mixing

• The Hurt Locker

Best in Sound Editing

• The Hurt Locker

Best in Music (Original Score)

• Up

Best in Music (Original Song)

• The Weary Kind Music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett from Crazy Heart

Best in Makeup

• Star Trek

44-D’s Blogs the Oscars Credits

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82nd Academy Awards Nominations

Best Motion Picture

• Avatar
• The Blind Side
• District 9
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up in the Air

Best Actor

• Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
• George Clooney in Up in the Air
• Colin Firth in A Single Man
• Morgan Freeman in Invictus
• Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker

Best Supporting Actor

• Matt Damon in Invictus
• Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
• Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
• Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
• Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Best Actress

• Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
• Helen Mirren in The Last Station
• Carey Mulligan in An Education
• Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actress

• Penélope Cruz in Nine
• Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
• Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
• Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Best Director

• Kathryn Bigelow ~ The Hurt Locker
• James Cameron ~ Avatar
• Quentin Tarantino ~ Inglourious Basterds
• Lee Daniels ~ Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• Jason Reitman ~ Up in the Air

Best Documentary Feature

• Burma VJ
• The Cove
• Food, Inc.
• The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
• Which Way Home

Best Documentary Short

• China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan, Province
• The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
• The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
• Music by Prudence
• Rabbit à la Berlin

Best Animated Feature

• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Princess and the Frog
• The Secret of Kells
• Up

Best Foreign Language Film

• Ajami ~ Israel
• The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada) ~ Peru
• A Prophet (Un Prophète) ~ France
• El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret of Her Eyes) ~ Argentina
• The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) ~ Germany

Best Original Screenplay

• The Hurt Locker ~ Mark Boal
• Inglourious Basterds ~ Quentin Tarantino
• The Messenger ~ Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
• A Serious Man ~ Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• Up ~ Bob Peterson, Pete Docter; story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay

• District 9 ~ Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• An Education ~ Nick Hornby
• In the Loop ~ Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire ~ Geoffrey Fletcher
• Up in the Air ~ Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best in Cinematography

• Avatar
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• The White Ribbon

Best in Art Direction

• Avatar
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Nine
• Sherlock Holmes
• The Young Victoria

Best Animated Short

• French Roast
• Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
• The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
• Logorama
• A Matter of Loaf and Death

Best Live Action Short

• The Door
• Instead of Abracadabra
• Kavi
• Miracle Fish
• The New Tenants

Best in Visual Effects

• Avatar
• District 9
• Star Trek

Best in Costume Design

• Bright Star
• Coco Before Chanel
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Nine
• The Young Victoria

Best in Film Editing

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Best In Sound Mixing

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Star Trek
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Best in Sound Editing

• Avatar
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Star Trek
• Up

Best in Music (Original Score)

• Avatar
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Hurt Locker
• Sherlock Holmes
• Up

Best in Music (Original Song)

• Almost There Music and Lyric by Randy Newman from The Princess and the Frog
• Down in New Orleans Music and Lyric by Randy Newman from The Princess and the Frog
• Loin de Paname from Paris 36 Music by Reinhart Wagner, Lyrics by Frank Thomas
• Take It All Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston from Nine
• The Weary Kind Music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett from Crazy Heart

Best in Makeup

• Il Divo
• Star Trek
• The Young Victoria

44-D’s Blogs the Oscars Credits

Director/Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audiegrl
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Web Development and Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audiegrl
Research and Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BlueDog89
Videology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buellboy

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The Hurt Locker Producer Nicolas Chartier BARRED From Oscars

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Academy Penalizes Aggressive Campaigner

From left to right, screenwriter Mark Boal, director Kathryn Bigelow, producer Greg Shapiro and Nicolas Chartier, pose for the photographers with their awards for Best Film with their latest film The Hurt Locker, in the media room at the British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House in London, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

Beverly Hills, CA~~The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that, should “The Hurt Locker” be announced as the recipient of the Best Picture award at Sunday’s ceremonies, only three of the picture’s producers will be present for the celebration. The fourth of the film’s credited producers, Nicolas Chartier, has been denied attendance at the 82nd Academy Awards® as a penalty for violating Academy campaigning standards.

Chartier had recently disseminated an email to certain Academy voters and other film industry figures in which he solicited votes for his own picture and disparaged one of the other contending films. Academy rules prohibit “casting a negative or derogatory light on a competing film.” The executive committee of the Academy’s Producers Branch, at a special session late Monday, ruled that the ethical lapse merited the revocation of Chartier’s invitation to the Awards.

The group stopped short of recommending that the Academy governors rescind Chartier’s nomination. If “The Hurt Locker” were to be selected as Best Picture, Chartier would receive his Oscar® statuette at some point subsequent to the March 7 ceremonies.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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Star in Your Own Oscars® Viewing Party!

Event Producer Cheryl Cecchetto shows you the “10 Must Haves” to throwing an awarding-winning party; Master Chef Wolfgang Puck cooks and provides you with delicious and easy-to-make-at-home recipes; Executive Pastry Chef Sherry Yard shows you how to bake a yummy dessert; and Moët & Chandon, the exclusive champagne of the Oscars, provides a special cocktail that will wow your guests.

Invite your family and friends; download Oscar® ballots, party play-along games, recipes, cocktails ideas and much more.

Oscar® Night Essentials

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Party Planning Ideas


Cheryl Cecchetto (founder and president of Sequoia Productions) shares with you the 10 must haves to hosting the Best Oscar-viewing party in town! She’ll take you step-by-step from invites to games, from décor to food. Everything you need to throw an award-winning party for your friends and family.
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Cocktail Recipes

The Moët Golden Glamour

0.25 oz vanilla liqueur
1.5 oz passion fruit juice
4 oz Moet & Chandon Imperial champagne
Mint sprig, for garnish
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The Red Carpet Fizz

1/2 oz Pomegranate Juice
1/3 oz Orange Liquor
Add Fresh Raspberries
Top with Moët & Chandon White Star Champagne

The Ultimate Accolade

1/2 oz Orange Vodka
1/3 oz Orange Juice
Top with Moët & Chandon White Star Champagne



The Golden Rush

1/3 oz Orange Vodka
1/3 oz Sugar Syrup
2 Dashes Fresh Lemon Juice
Top with Moët & Chandon White Star Champagne

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Serve sparkling apple, pomegranate, or blueberry juice – for a bubbly toast at any party!

Mix cranberry juice with lime soda and add a twist of lime for an elegant beverage.

Appetizer Recipes

Smoked Salmon Blinis

Oscar’s Master Chef Wolfgang Puck shows how to make blinis with smoked salmon and dill cream. The little flour pancakes known as blini are a traditional platform for serving smoked salmon.
Recipe
Watch Demonstration

Prime Mini Burgers with Cheddar Cheese and Remoulade

Toasted Brioche circles for buns, and topped with Remoulade, these sliders are elegant enough to serve at a wedding. Allow three burgers per person and top with tomato, arugula, and cornichon slices.
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Vegetable Spring Rolls with Chinese Mustard

Forget about the greasy, tasteless spring rolls you once tasted from the take out restaurant. These are wonderful, crisp, fresh-tasting morsels that look a lot more complicated to make than they really are.
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Entrée Recipes

Slow Braised Short Ribs

These are meltingly tender and flavorful short ribs. To make them even neater to present and easier to eat, ask the butcher to bone the short ribs for you. Feel free to dredge them with all-purpose flour instead of the matzoh meal.
Recipe
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Pizza with Smoked Salmon & Caviar

You can top the pizza with Sevruga, Beluga, or Osetra caviar; less expensive salmon roe or just chopped fresh chives. To make the pizza ahead, bake it for just 5 minutes; then, just before serving, complete the baking and top the pizza.
Recipe

Dessert Recipe

Molten Lava Chocolate Cake

Sherry Yard demonstrates how to create molten chocolate lava cakes. Close your eyes when you take the first bite of this cake. Roll it across your tongue and let the flavor linger. If you’re a chocolate lover you’ll be transported.
Recipe
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44-D’s Virtual Red Carpet to the Oscars® ~ Vote Now!

44-D’s was given official press credentials by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® and we’ve been bringing you up to date information on the 82nd Academy Awards® nominees, films, and ceremony activities all month.

Now it’s time to join us in voting for your favorite movie, performer or category. Just select each nomination category below, and cast your virtual vote. On Oscar night, we’ll see how close we all came to predicting the winners. And don’t forget, we will be LIVE BLOGGING/CHATTING the Oscars® on Sunday, March 7th!, so please join the party 🙂

Cast Your Vote!

Best Motion Picture
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Best Director
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Feature
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best in Cinematography
Best in Art Direction
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short
Best in Visual Effects
Best in Costume Design
Best in Film Editing
Best In Sound Mixing
Best in Sound Editing
Best in Music (Original Score)
Best in Music (Original Song)
Best in Makeup

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Lopez Tonight! Guest Schedule for 03/1 thru 03/4

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Julia Mancuso
Dax Shepard
Nicole Eggert
New Boyz
‘Jersey Shore Presents: The Hurt Locker and Inglorious Basterds’

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Tracey Ullman
Bret Michaels
‘Jersey Shore Presents: Inglorious Basterds and Avatar’

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

T-Pain
Mario Lopez
Anjelah Johnson
‘Jersey Shore Presents: The Blind Side’

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Seann William Scott
Shaun White
Andrew Dice Clay
‘Jersey Shore Presents: Up in the Air’

Great Live Music Clip from Last Week’s Show

Matt Morris is an American singer-songwriter. The son of country music star Gary Morris, Morris made his show business debut on stage with his father. Morris is openly gay and married his husband Sean Michael Morris when same sex couples were allowed to do so in California. His husband was his inspiration for the song “Love” found on his debut album.

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82nd Annual Academy Awards ~ Oscars® ~ Best Motion Picture

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Avatar

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The Blind Side

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An Education

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The Hurt Locker

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Up in the Air

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Up

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A Serious Man

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Inglourious Basterds

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District 9

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Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

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82nd Annual Academy Awards ~ Oscars® ~ Best Actor

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George Clooney in Up In The Air

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Morgan Freeman in Invictus

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Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker

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Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

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Colin Firth in A Single Man

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Did You Know?
In the acting categories, 12 individuals are first-time nominees. Five of the nominees (George Clooney, Morgan Freeman, Penélope Cruz, Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep) are previous acting winners. Matt Damon received an Oscar® for Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997).

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82nd Annual Academy Awards ~ Oscars® ~ Best Supporting Actor

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Matt Damon in Invictus

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Woody Harrelson in The Messenger

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Christopher Plummer in The Last Station

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Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones

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Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

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82nd Annual Academy Awards ~ Oscars® ~ Best Actress

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Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

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Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

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Helen Mirren in The Last Station

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Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

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Carey Mulligan in An Education

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