82nd Academy Awards® Press Transcripts
Winner’s Onstage and Backstage Transcripts
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Opening Transcription (first 5 mintues)
Actor in a Leading Role
- Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
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”
Animated Feature Film
- “Up” Pete Docter
Art Direction
- “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
Cinematography
- “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
Costume Design
- “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell
Directing
- “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
Documentary (Feature)
- “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Film Editing
- “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Foreign Language Film
- “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
Makeup
- “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
Music (Original Score)
- “Up” Michael Giacchino
Music (Original Song)
- “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best Picture
- “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
- “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
Short Film (Live Action)
- “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Sound Editing
- “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
Sound Mixing
- “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Visual Effects
- “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
- Onstage Speech
- Backstage Interview (No interview took place)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
