The Oscar nominations are out and Disney/Pixar’s Up became just the second animated film in history to be nominated for Best Picture. Avatar also picked up a nomination there along with 8 others. The nominees for Best Animated Feature are: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, Secret of the Kells, and Up.

Other animated nods:
• Original Score: Fantastic Mr. Fox and Up
• Original Song: Almost There and Down in New Orleans from The Princess and the Frog
• Sound Editing: Up
• Shorts: French Roast, Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty, The Lady and the Reaper, Logorama, A Matter of Loaf and Death
• Visual Effects: Avatar, District 9, Star Trek

You can discuss the nominations with fellow animation fans in the Animated Views Forum. The full list of nominees follows:

Best Picture
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), A Lightstorm Entertainment Production, James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
• The Blind Side (Warner Bros.), An Alcon Entertainment Production, Nominees to be determined
• District 9 (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Block/Hanson Production, Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
• An Education (Sony Pictures Classics), A Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production, Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), A Voltage Pictures Production, Nominees to be determined
• Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production, Lawrence Bender, Producer
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate), A Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production, Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
• A Serious Man (Focus Features), A Working Title Films Production, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
• Up (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Jonas Rivera, Producer
• Up in the Air (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios), A Montecito Picture Company Production, Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Best Leading Actor
• Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight)
• George Clooney in Up in the Air (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Colin Firth in A Single Man (The Weinstein Company)
• Morgan Freeman in Invictus (Warner Bros.)
• Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)

Best Leading Actress
• Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (Warner Bros.)
• Helen Mirren in The Last Station (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Carey Mulligan in An Education (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
• Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Best Supporting Actor
• Matt Damon in Invictus (Warner Bros.)
• Woody Harrelson in The Messenger (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
• Christopher Plummer in The Last Station (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
• Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)

Best Supporting Actress
• Penélope Cruz in Nine (The Weinstein Company)
• Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight)
• Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate)

Best Director
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), James Cameron
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Kathryn Bigelow
• Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Quentin Tarantino
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate), Lee Daniels
• Up in the Air (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios), Jason Reitman

Best Animated Film
• Coraline (Focus Features), Henry Selick
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (20th Century Fox), Wes Anderson
• The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), John Musker and Ron Clements
• The Secret of Kells (GKIDS), Tomm Moore
• Up (Walt Disney), Pete Docter

Best Documentary Feature
• Burma VJ (Oscilloscope Laboratories), A Magic Hour Films Production, Anders østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
• The Cove (Roadside Attractions), An Oceanic Preservation Society Production, Nominees to be determined
• Food, Inc. (Magnolia Pictures), A Robert Kenner Films Production, Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
• The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, A Kovno Communications Production, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
• Which Way Home, A Mr. Mudd Production, Rebecca Cammisa

Best Foreign Language Film
• Ajami (Kino International), An Inosan Production, Israel
• El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haddock Films Production, Argentina
• The Milk of Sorrow, A Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogrà/Vela Production, Peru
• Un Prophète (Sony Pictures Classics), A Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production, France
• The White Ribbon (Sony Pictures Classics), An X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production, Germany

Best Original screenplay
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Written by Mark Boal
• Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Written by Quentin Tarantino
• The Messenger (Oscilloscope Laboratories), Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
• A Serious Man (Focus Features), Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• Up (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Best Adapted screenplay
• District 9 (Sony Pictures Releasing), Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• An Education (Sony Pictures Classics), Screenplay by Nick Hornby
• In the Loop (IFC Films), Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate), Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
• Up in the Air (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) , Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Original score
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), James Horner
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (20th Century Fox), Alexandre Desplat
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
• Up (Walt Disney), Michael Giacchino

Best Original song
• Almost There from The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• Down in New Orleans from The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• Loin de Paname from Paris 36 (Sony Pictures Classics), Music by Reinhardt Wagner, Lyric by Frank Thomas
• Take It All from Nine (The Weinstein Company), Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
• The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best cinematography
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), Mauro Fiore
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Warner Bros.), Bruno Delbonnel
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Barry Ackroyd
• Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Robert Richardson
• The White Ribbon (Sony Pictures Classics), Christian Berger

Best film editing
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
• District 9 (Sony Pictures Releasing), Julian Clarke
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
• Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Sally Menke
• Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate), Joe Klotz

Best art direction
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Sony Pictures Classics), Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro, Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
• Nine (The Weinstein Company), Art Direction: John Myhre, Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
• Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• The Young Victoria (Apparition), Art Direction: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Best visual effects
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
• District 9 (Sony Pictures Releasing) , Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
• Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Best costume design
• Bright Star (Apparition), Janet Patterson
• Coco before Chanel (Sony Pictures Classics), Catherine Leterrier
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Sony Pictures Classics), Monique Prudhomme
• Nine (The Weinstein Company), Colleen Atwood
• The Young Victoria (Apparition), Sandy Powell

Best makeup
• Il Divo (MPI Media Group through Music Box), Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
• Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
• The Young Victoria (Apparition), Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Best sound mixing
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
• Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
• Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount), Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Best sound editing
• Avatar (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
• The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson
• Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Wylie Stateman
• Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
• Up (Walt Disney), Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Best documentary short subject
• China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan, Province, A Downtown Community Television Center Production, Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
• The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner, A Just Media Production, Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
• The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, A Community Media Production, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
• Music by Prudence, An iThemba Production, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
• Rabbit à la Berlin (Deckert Distribution), An MS Films Production, Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Best animated short film
• French Roast , A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production, Fabrice O. Joubert
• Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (Brown Bag Films), A Brown Bag Films Production, Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
• The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte), A Kandor Graphics and Green Moon Production, Javier Recio Gracia
• Logorama (Autour de Minuit), An Autour de Minuit Production, Nicolas Schmerkin
• A Matter of Loaf and Death (Aardman Animations), An Aardman Animations Production, Nick Park

Best live action short film
• The Door (Network Ireland Television), An Octagon Films Production, Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
• Instead of Abracadabra, (The Swedish Film Institute), A Directörn & Fabrikörn Production, Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
• Kavi, A Gregg Helvey Production, Gregg Helvey
• Miracle Fish, (Premium Films), A Druid Films Production, Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
• The New Tenants, A Park Pictures and M & M Production, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson