Winner 
82nd Academy Awards
The 2009 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.
Ceremony at a glance
Best Picture went to The Hurt Locker. The winning leader is The Hurt Locker with 6 wins. The most nominated title is The Hurt Locker with 9 nominations. 43 winners named across 28 categories.
Most awarded titles
- The Hurt Locker 6 wins9 nominations
- Avatar 3 wins9 nominations
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire 2 wins6 nominations
- Up 2 wins5 nominations
- Crazy Heart 2 wins3 nominations
Best Picture Nominees
The major races
The 2009 ceremony centers on The Hurt Locker. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 25 nominees in all.
- A Serious Man Joel Coen | Ethan Coen
- An Education Finola Dwyer | Amanda Posey
- Avatar James Cameron | Jon Landau
- District 9 Peter Jackson | Carolynne Cunningham
- Inglourious Basterds Lawrence Bender
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Lee Daniels | Sarah Siegel-Magness | Gary Magness
- The Blind Side Gil Netter | Andrew A. Kosove | Broderick Johnson
- Up Jonas Rivera
- Up in the Air Daniel Dubiecki | Ivan Reitman | Jason Reitman
Complete Ceremony Ledger
The winner in every category. Open the full ballot to see every nominee.
24 categories140 records43 winners
1 winner10 records
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
The Hurt Locker
Credit: Kathryn Bigelow
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The Hurt Locker
Credit: Mark Boal
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Up
Credit: Pete Docter
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The Secret in Their Eyes
Credit: Argentina
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Up
Credit: Michael Giacchino
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The Young Victoria
Credit: Sandy Powell
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Avatar
Credit: Mauro Fiore
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The Cove
Credit: Louie PsihoyosFisher Stevens
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Logorama
Credit: Nicolas Schmerkin
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The Hurt Locker
Credit: Paul N.J. Ottosson
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Ceremony Highlights
Categories in this ceremony
Winner Circle
The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow
Sandra Bullock
Jeff Bridges
Mo'Nique
Christoph Waltz
The Hurt Locker
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Up
The Secret in Their Eyes
Up
The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)
Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
Sandy Powell
Mauro Fiore
Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
Production Design: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Gordon Willis
Lauren Bacall
Roger Corman
John Calley
Brad Walker, D. Scott Dewald, Bill Werner and Greg Pettitt
Dr. Richard Kirk
Fujifilm Corporation, Ryoji Nishimura, Masaaki Miki and Youichi Hosoya
Mark Jaszberenyi, Gyula Priskin and Tamas Perlaki
Michael Cieslinski, Dr. Reimar Lenz and Bernd Brauner
Paul Debevec, Tim Hawkins, John Monos and Dr. Mark Sagar
Per Christensen, Michael Bunnell and Christophe Hery
Steve Chapman, Martin Tlaskal, Darrin Smart and Dr. James Logie
Volker Massmann, Markus Hasenzahl, Dr. Klaus Anderle and Andreas Loew
Wolfgang Lempp, Theo Brown, Tony Sedivy and Dr. John Quartel
BJÖRN HEDÉN
Dr. Klaus Anderle, Christian Baeker and Frank Billasch
Hayden Landis, KEN McGAUGH and Hilmar Koch
Mark Wolforth and Tony Sedivy
Steve Sullivan, Kevin Wooley, Brett Allen and Colin Davidson
Nicolas Schmerkin
Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Paul N.J. Ottosson
Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Sortable ledger
Every nomination from this ceremony as a sortable table, for research that needs the raw record beside the posters and winners above.