If you watched any of the earlier award shows or are simply on top of the buzz, then you probably have a pretty good idea as to some of who and what made this year’s list of Oscar nominations. But just in cased you missed it all, here are a few interesting tidbits and some of the top nominees…


* For the first time in 66 years, 10 films were nominated for Best Picture instead of the usual five.

* ”Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” lead the pack with 9 nominations each.

* Lee Daniels (“Precious”) is only the second black filmmaker to be nominated for best director. John Singleton for “Boyz N the Hood” was the first.
*The Best Picture and director categories houses competition between ex-spouses, James Cameron (“Avatar”) and Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”).
Best 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”

Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney for “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth for “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman for “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner for “The Hurt Locker”

Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren for “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan for “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Merly Streep for “Julia and Julia”

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

For the full list, click here.

The Academy Awards will air live on ABC, March 7.