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Oscar Ledger Year Dossier

82nd Dossier

The 2009 file for 82nd Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 2009
Best Picture The Hurt Locker
Winner Record 43/28
Top Winner The Hurt Locker
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Annual Thesis

The 2009 ceremony centers on The Hurt Locker.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 25 major-field records feeding into the full 43/28 ceremony ledger below.

4major races 25major-field records 4/4winners recorded
Full Ballot Winner Circle All Ceremonies Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress

Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to The Hurt Locker. The winning leader is The Hurt Locker with 6 wins.

The Hurt Locker 6 wins | 9 nominations
Avatar 3 wins | 9 nominations
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire 2 wins | 6 nominations
Up 2 wins | 5 nominations
Crazy Heart 2 wins | 3 nominations
Winner Record 43/28

Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 10 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

140Nominations
43Wins
28Categories
1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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Best Picture Winner

The Hurt Locker

Kathryn Bigelow | Mark Boal | Nicolas Chartier | Greg Shapiro

Best Picture anchors a 10-nominee field.

Nominee Field
Category File Full Race Ballot Film History

Complete Ceremony Ledger

Full ballot mode is showing every winner, nominee, film, person, and review link for this ceremony.

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24 categories 140 records 43 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 10 records

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actor

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 3 records

Category

COSTUME DESIGN

1 winner / 5 records

Category

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1 winner / 5 records

Category

FILM EDITING

1 winner / 5 records

Category

VISUAL EFFECTS

1 winner / 3 records

Category

ART DIRECTION

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Category

SOUND EDITING

1 winner / 5 records

Category

SOUND MIXING

1 winner / 5 records

Ceremony Highlights

Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ANIMATED FEATURE FILM ART DIRECTION Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY COSTUME DESIGN Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Feature) DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) FILM EDITING HONORARY AWARD INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) SOUND EDITING SOUND MIXING VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)

Winner Circle

A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.

Research Mode

Keep the ceremony page visual first. Open the raw table only when the research asks for it.

Poster view is the default Lunara surface. Data Explorer stays here for sortable rows, filters, and deep record-level digging when you actually need the raw ledger.

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