Kathryn Bigelow
Los Angeles – Last night’s Academy Awards ceremony was chock-full of drama as the Oscar winners were announced. Sandra Bullock won Best Actress, beating out acting icon Meryl 
Streep, who has been nominated a record 16 times. “The Hurt Locker,” a very tiny film that has barely made $21 million
MoNique
worldwide, won Best Picture over the global juggernaut “Avatar,” now the highest-grossing film of all time. And, yes, Kathryn Bigelow became the firstwoman in 82 years of Academy history to walk off with the Best Director statuette.
Mark Boal
Here are the top five winners:
Best Picture – “The Hurt Locker” – Kathryn Bigelow
Actor in a Leading Role – Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
Actor in a Supporting Role – Christopher Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Christoph Waltz
Actress in a Leading Role – Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Actress in a Supporting Role – Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Jeff Bridges
PDF This post was submitted by Gloria Goodale – Staff Writer - Academy Award.
