Tons of award shows are handing out statues, but the Academy Awards is still the big cheese in Hollywood.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards and with 10 nominees for Best Picture, the field was dramatically different.

The battle of the exes - former spouses, James Cameron and Kathryn Biglow led the pack for their movies, Avatar and The Hurt Locker respectively with nine nominations, including Best Picture and Director nods. Actually Cameron and Bigalow are good friends and supportive of each other’s work.

The list is as follows:

Best Picture

The Hurt Locker

Avatar

Up in the Air

Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

District 9

The Blind Side

Inglorious Basterds

An Education

A Serious Man

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Directing

James Cameron Avatar

Kathryn Bigalow The Hurt Locker

Jason Reitman Up in the Air
Quentin Tarrantino Inglorious Basterds

Lee Daniels Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Actor in a Leading Role

Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart

George Clooney Up in the Air

Colin Firth A Single Man

Morgan Freeman Invictus

Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker

Actress in a Leading Role

Meryl Streep Julie & Julia

Sandra Bullock The Blind Side

Gabourey Sidibe Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Dame Helen Mirren The Last Station

Carey Mulligan An Education

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz Inglorious Basterds

Woody Harrelson The Messenger

Christopher Plummer The Last Station

Stanley Tucci The Lovely Bones

Matt Damon Invictus

Actress in a Supporting Role

Mo’Nique Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Anna Kendrick Up in the Air

Vera Farmiga Up in the Air

Maggie Gyllenhaal Crazy Heart

Penelope Cruz Nine

Animated Feature Film

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The Princess and the Frog

Coraline

The Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Secret of the Kells

The Academy Awards are announced from the Kodak Theatre March 7th and will be broadcast live, ABC.