This Tuesday the nominees for the Oscars were revealed. ‘Avatar’ and ‘The Hurt Locker’ are the most likely candidates to win an Oscar. Sciencefiction sensation ‘Avatar’ and war drama ‘The Hurt Locker’ are both nominated nine times. Both films are nominated for the categories: ‘Cinematography’, ‘Directing’, ‘Film Editing’, ‘Music (Original Score)’, ‘Best Picture’ en ‘Sound Editing’.

The nominees in the other categories are:

Actor in a Leading Role:

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’

Actor in a Supporting Role:

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’

Actrice in a Leading Role:

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’

Actrice in a Supporting Role:

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’

Animated Feature Film:

“Coraline” van Henry Selick

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” van Wes Anderson

“The Princess and the Frog” van John Musker and Ron Clements

“The Secret of Kells” van Tomm Moore

“Up” van Pete Docter

Best Picture:

‘Avatar’ James Cameron en Jon Landau, Producers

‘The Blind Side’ Nominees to be determined

‘District 9’ Peter Jackson en Carolynne Cunningham, Producers

‘An Education’ Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers

‘The Hurt Locker’ Nominees to be determined

‘Inglourious Basterds’ Lawrence Bender, Producer

‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’ Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness en Gary Magness, Producers

‘A Serious Man’ Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers

‘Up’ Jonas Rivera, Producer

‘Up in the Air’ Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers