Awards & Winners

2009 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominees of 2009 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 1st Annual Governors Awards, 2010 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 82nd Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Check Academy Awards winners & nominees for 2009 award ceremonies 1st Annual Governors Awards, 2010 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 82nd Academy Awards.
1st Annual Governors Awards 2010 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards 82nd Academy Awards

1st Annual Governors Awards »

Academy Honorary Award

Gordon Willis

(for unsurpassed mastery of light, shadow, color and motion)
Academy Honorary Award

Lauren Bacall

(in recognition of her central place in the golden age of motion pictures)
Academy Honorary Award

Roger Corman

(for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers)

2010 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Mark Wolforth, Tony Sedivy

(For their contributions to the development of the Truelight real-time 3D look-up table hardware system. Through the use of color management software and hardware, this complete system enables accurate color presentation in the digital intermediate preview process. The Truelight system is widely utilized in digital intermediate production environments around the world.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Klaus Anderle, Christian Baeker, Frank Billasch

(For their contributions to the LUTher 3D look-up table hardware device and color management software. The LUTher system was one of the first color look-up table processors to be widely adopted by the pioneering digital intermediate facilities in the industry. This innovation enabled accurate color presentation by facilities that had analyzed projected film output and built 3D look-up tables in order to emulate print film.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Steve Sullivan, Kevin Wooley, Brett Allen, Colin Davidson

(For the development of the Imocap on-set performance capture system. Developed at Industrial Light & Magic and consisting of custom hardware and software, Imocap is an innovative system that successfully addresses the need for on-set, low-impact performance capture.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Hayden Landis, Ken McGaugh, Hilmar Koch

(For advancing the technique of ambient occlusion rendering. Ambient occlusion has enabled a new level of realism in synthesized imagery and has become a standard tool for computer graphics lighting in motion pictures.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Bjorn Heden

(For the design and mechanical engineering of the silent, two-stage planetary friction drive Hedén Lens Motors. Solving a series of problems with one integrated mechanism, this device had an immediate and significant impact on the motion picture industry.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Per Christensen, Michael Bunnell, Christophe Hery

(For the development of point-based rendering for indirect illumination and ambient occlusion. Much faster than previous ray-traced methods, this computer graphics technique has enabled color bleeding effects and realistic shadows for complex scenes in motion pictures.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Richard Kirk

(For the overall design and development of the Truelight real-time 3D look-up table hardware device and color management software. Through the use of color management software and hardware, this complete system enables accurate color presentation in the digital intermediate preview process. The Truelight system is widely utilized in digital intermediate production environments around the world.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Volker Massmann, Markus Hasenzahl, Klaus Anderle, Andreas Loew

(For the development of the Spirit 4K/2K film scanning system as used in the digital intermediate process for motion pictures. The Spirit 4K/2K has distinguished itself by incorporating a continuous-motion transport mechanism enabling full-range, high-resolution scanning at much higher frame rates than non-continuous transport scanners.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Michael Cieslinski, Reimar Lenz , Bernd Brauner

(For the development of the ARRISCAN film scanner, enabling high-resolution, high-dynamic range, pin-registered film scanning for use in the digital intermediate process. The ARRISCAN film scanner utilizes a specially designed CMOS array sensor mounted on a micro-positioning platform and a custom LED light source. Capture of the film's full dynamic range at various scan resolutions is implemented through sub-pixel offsets of the sensor along with multiple exposures of each frame.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Wolfgang Lempp, Theo Wade Brown, Tony Sedivy, John Quartel

(For the development of the Northlight film scanner, which enables high-resolution, pin-registered scanning in the motion picture digital intermediate process. Developed for the digital intermediate and motion picture visual effects markets, the Northlight scanner was designed with a 6K CCD sensor, making it unique in its ability to produce high-resolution scans of 35mm, 8-perf film frames.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Steve Chapman, James Logie, Darrin Smart, Martin Tlaskal

(For their contributions to the development of the Baselight color correction system, which enables real-time digital manipulation of motion picture imagery during the digital intermediate process. Baselight was one of the first digital color correction systems to enter the digital intermediate market and has seen wide acceptance in the motion picture industry.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Mark Jaszberenyi, Gyula Priskin, Tamas Perlaki

(For their contributions to the development of the Lustre color correction system, which enables real-time digital manipulation of motion picture imagery during the digital intermediate process. Lustre is a software solution that enables non-linear, real-time digital color grading across an entire feature film, emulating the photochemical color-timing process.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Brad Walker, D. Scott Dewald, Bill Werner, Greg Pettitt

(For their contributions furthering the design and refinement of the Texas Instruments DLP Projector technology, achieving a level of performance that enabled color-accurate digital intermediate previews of motion pictures. Working in conjunction with the film industry, Texas Instruments created a high-resolution, color-accurate, high-quality digital intermediate projection system that could closely emulate film-based projection in a theatrical environment.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Fujifilm, Ryoji Nishimura, Masaaki Miki , Youichi Hosoya

(For the design and development of Fujicolor ETERNA-RDI digital intermediate film, which was designed exclusively to reproduce motion picture digital masters. The Fujicolor ETERNA-RDI Type 8511/4511 digital intermediate film has thinner emulsion layers with extremely efficient couplers made possible by Super-Nano Cubic Grain Technology. This invention allows improved color sensitivity with the ability to absorb scattered light, providing extremely sharp images. The ETERNA-RDI emulsion technology also achieves less color cross-talk for exacting reproduction. Its expanded latitude and linearity provides superior highlights and shadows in a film stock with exceptional latent image stability.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Paul Debevec, Tim Hawkins, John Monos, Mark Sagar

(For the design and engineering of the Light Stage capture devices and the image-based facial rendering system developed for character relighting in motion pictures. The combination of these systems, with their ability to capture high fidelity reflectance data of human subjects, allows for the creation of photorealistic digital faces as they would appear in any lighting condition.)

82nd Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz

Honored for : Inglourious Basterds
(Role: Col. Hans Landa)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matt Damon Invictus
Role: Francois Pienaar
Christopher Plummer The Last Station
Role: Tolstoy
Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds
Role: Col. Hans Landa
Woody Harrelson The Messenger
Role: Captain Tony Stone
Stanley Tucci The Lovely Bones
Role: George Harvey
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Neill Blomkamp District 9
Terri Tatchell District 9
Nick Hornby An Education
Jesse Armstrong In the Loop
Simon Blackwell In the Loop
Armando Iannucci In the Loop
Tony Roche In the Loop
Geoffrey S. Fletcher Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Jason Reitman Up in the Air
Sheldon Turner Up in the Air
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Mark Boal

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Boal The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds
Alessandro Camon The Messenger
Oren Moverman The Messenger
Joel Coen A Serious Man
Ethan Coen A Serious Man
Bob Peterson Up
Thomas McCarthy Up
Pete Docter Up
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film

Pete Docter

Honored for : Up

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Selick Coraline
John Musker The Princess and the Frog
Ron Clements The Princess and the Frog
Pete Docter Up
Tomm Moore The Secret of Kells
Wes Anderson Fantastic Mr. Fox
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Nicolas Schmerkin

Honored for : Logorama

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fabrice O. Joubert French Roast
Javier Recio Gracia The Lady and the Reaper
Nick Park A Matter of Loaf and Death
Nicky Phelan Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Darragh O’Connell Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Nicolas Schmerkin Logorama
Academy Award for Best Original Song

T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham

Honored for : The Weary Kind
(Crazy Heart)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Randy Newman Almost There
The Princess and the Frog
Randy Newman Down in New Orleans
The Princess and the Frog
Frank Thomas Loin de Paname
Paris 36
Reinhardt Wagner Loin de Paname
Paris 36
Maury Yeston Take It All
Nine
Ryan Bingham The Weary Kind
Crazy Heart
T-Bone Burnett The Weary Kind
Crazy Heart
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett

Honored for : Music by Prudence

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bartosz Konopka Rabbit à la Berlin
Anna Wydra Rabbit à la Berlin
Daniel Junge The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
Henry Ansbacher The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
Jon Alpert China\u2019s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Matthew O'Neill China\u2019s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Roger Ross Williams Music by Prudence
Elinor Burkett Music by Prudence
Steven Bognar The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Julia Reichert The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson

Honored for : The New Tenants

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregg Helvey Kavi
Joachim Back The New Tenants
Tivi Magnusson The New Tenants
James Flynn The Door
Juanita Wilson The Door
Luke Doolan Miracle Fish
Drew Bailey Miracle Fish
Patrik Eklund Instead of Abracadabra
Mathias Fjällström Instead of Abracadabra
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow

Honored for : Star Trek

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aldo Signoretti Il Divo
Vittorio Sodano Il Divo
Barney Burman Star Trek
Mindy Hall Star Trek
Joel Harlow Star Trek
John Henry Gordon The Young Victoria
Jenny Shircore The Young Victoria
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair

Honored for : Avatar

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sarah Greenwood Sherlock Holmes
Katie Spencer Sherlock Holmes
Patrice Vermette The Young Victoria
Maggie Gray The Young Victoria
Rick Carter Avatar
Kim Sinclair Avatar
Robert Stromberg Avatar
David Warren The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Anastasia Masaro The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Caroline Smith The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
John Myhre Nine
Gordon Sim Nine
Academy Award for Best Actor

Jeff Bridges

Honored for : Crazy Heart
(Role: Bad Blake)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart
Role: Bad Blake
George Clooney Up in the Air
Role: Ryan Birgham
Colin Firth A Single Man
Role: George
Morgan Freeman Invictus
Role: Nelson Mandela
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker
Role: Staff Sergeant William James
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Boyes Avatar
Tony Johnson Avatar
Andy Nelson Avatar
Gary Summers Avatar
Paul N.J. Ottosson The Hurt Locker
Ray Beckett The Hurt Locker
Michael Minkler Inglourious Basterds
Mark Ulano Inglourious Basterds
Tony Lamberti Inglourious Basterds
Anna Behlmer Star Trek
Peter J. Devlin Star Trek
Andy Nelson Star Trek
Greg P. Russell Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Geoffrey Patterson Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Gary Summers Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Letteri Avatar
Stephen Rosenbaum Avatar
Richard Baneham Avatar
Andrew R. Jones Avatar
Roger Guyett Star Trek
Burt Dalton Star Trek
Paul Kavanagh Star Trek
Russell Earl Star Trek
Dan Kaufman District 9
Matt Aitken District 9
Robert Habros District 9
Peter Muyzers District 9
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens

Honored for : The Cove

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anders Østergaard Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
Lise Lense-Moller Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
Rebecca Cammisa Which Way Home
Judith Ehrlich The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Rick Goldsmith The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Robert Kenner Food, Inc.
Elise Pearlstein Food, Inc.
Louie Psihoyos The Cove
Fisher Stevens The Cove
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Bob Murawski, Chris Innis

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen E. Rivkin Avatar
James Cameron Avatar
John Refoua Avatar
Julian Clarke District 9
Bob Murawski The Hurt Locker
Chris Innis The Hurt Locker
Sally Menke Inglourious Basterds
Joe Klotz Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Academy Award for Best Picture

Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Dubiecki Up in the Air
Ivan Reitman Up in the Air
Jason Reitman Up in the Air
Finola Dwyer An Education
Amanda Posey An Education
James Cameron Avatar
Jon Landau Avatar
Ethan Coen A Serious Man
Joel Coen A Serious Man
Jonas Rivera Up
Lawrence Bender Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Sarah Siegel-Magness Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Gary Magness Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Peter Jackson District 9
Carolynne Cunningham District 9
Gil Netter The Blind Side
Broderick Johnson The Blind Side
Andrew Kosove The Blind Side
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
Nicolas Chartier The Hurt Locker
Mark Boal The Hurt Locker
Greg Shapiro The Hurt Locker
Academy Award for Best Actress

Sandra Bullock

Honored for : The Blind Side
(Role: Leigh Anne Tuohy)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sandra Bullock The Blind Side
Role: Leigh Anne Tuohy
Helen Mirren The Last Station
Role: Sofya
Carey Mulligan An Education
Role: Jenny
Gabourey Sidibe Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Role: Precious
Meryl Streep Julie & Julia
Role: Julia Child
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson

Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
(Role: Mary Lee Johnston)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Penélope Cruz Nine
Role: Carla
Vera Farmiga Up in the Air
Role: Alex Goran
Maggie Gyllenhaal Crazy Heart
Role: Jean Craddock
Anna Kendrick Up in the Air
Role: Natalie Keener
Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Role: Mary Lee Johnston
Academy Award for Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Cameron Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
Jason Reitman Up in the Air
Lee Daniels Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Michael Giacchino

Honored for : Up

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Horner Avatar
Alexandre Desplat Fantastic Mr. Fox
Marco Beltrami The Hurt Locker
Buck Sanders The Hurt Locker
Hans Zimmer Sherlock Holmes
Michael Giacchino Up
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Mauro Fiore

Honored for : Avatar

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mauro Fiore Avatar
Bruno Delbonnel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Barry Ackroyd The Hurt Locker
Robert Richardson Inglourious Basterds
Christian Berger The White Ribbon
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Sandy Powell

Honored for : The Young Victoria

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Janet Patterson Bright Star
Catherine Leterrier Coco Before Chanel
Monique Prudhomme The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Colleen Atwood Nine
Sandy Powell The Young Victoria
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Paul N.J. Ottosson

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Boyes Avatar
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Avatar
Paul N.J. Ottosson The Hurt Locker
Wylie Stateman Inglourious Basterds
Mark P. Stoeckinger Star Trek
Alan Rankin Star Trek
Michael Silvers Up
Tom Myers Up
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Juan José Campanella

Honored for : The Secret in Their Eyes
(Country: Argentina; in Spanish)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Claudia Llosa The Milk of Sorrow
Country: Peru; in Spanish and Quechua
Scandar Copti Ajami
Country: Israel; in Arabic and Hebrew
Yaron Shani Ajami
Country: Israel; in Arabic and Hebrew
Michael Haneke The White Ribbon
Country: Germany; in German
Jacques Audiard A Prophet
Country: France; in French, Corsican and Arabic
Juan José Campanella The Secret in Their Eyes
Country: Argentina; in Spanish