· Anne Hathaway, 2008 Oscar-nominated actress and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak unveiled the nominees in Los Angeles today

· Science-fiction adventure movie Avatar and war movie The Hurt Locker have earned nine Oscar Award nominations each, including best movie, to lead the field in the competition for the world's highest film honors.

· AR Rahman fails to make it to the Oscar Awards. People are wondering why did AR Rahman not make it to the Oscar Awards. Two days back he won two Grammy Awards.

· Oscar Academy Award 2010 expected nominees of actors are - Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart", George Clooney in "Up in the Air", Colin Firth in "A Single Man", Morgan Freeman in "Invictus" and Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker"

· Oscar Academy Award 2010 nominees of actress are - Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side", Helen Mirren in "The Last Station", Carey Mulligan in "An Education", Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" and Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia".

· British coming-of-age drama, starring Mulligan and Rosamund Pike earned three nominations.

· Coraline, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Princess And The Frog, The Secret Of Kells, Up nominated in Oscar 2010 in the category of Best Animated Feature Film

· Academy Awards 2010 nominees in Foreign Language Film category are Ajami, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, The Milk of Sorrow, Un Prophete, The White Ribbon

· Oscar Nominations 2010 for Best Directors are James Cameron - Avatar, Kathyn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker, Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds, Lee Daniels - Precious, Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

· The 82nd Oscar Academy Award of 2010 is going to take place in Hollywood’s Kodak theater in Los Angels on 2010 March 7th.