41.3 million people watched the 82nd Academy Awards telecast. It was the largest viewership for the Oscars in five years. Neil Patrick Harris's short opening number was entertaining and hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were both funny.
There were two firsts at this year's Oscars. The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win Best Director and Geoffrey Fletcher and became the first African American screenwriter to win an Academy Award.
The Hurt Locker won the most awards with six, include Best Picture and Best Director. Avatar won three awards. Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges won Best Actress and Best Actor. Here is a list of this year's winners.
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo'Nique, Precious
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Film Editing: The Hurt Locker, Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal
Adapted Screenplay: Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Film: Up
Original Song: "The Weary Kind," Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart)
Visual Effects: Avatar
Original Score: Michael Giacchino, Up
Cinematography: Avatar, Mauro Fiore
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Costume Design: The Young Victoria, Sandy Powell
Art Direction: Avatar
Makeup: Star Trek
Live Action Short Film: The New Tenants
Documentary Short Subject: Music by Prudence
Animated Short Film: Logorama
Foreign Language Film: The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Argentina)
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