The Best Director of 2010 will not be announced until February or March of 2011.
On March 7, 2010, the best director of 2009 was announced. Kathryn Bigelow won the 2009 Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Director for The Hurt Locker (2009). She is the first woman to win the award in this category. Her film was widely regarded as the most important film of those nominated. Avatar (2009) was also a favorite. It was cutting-edge in many ways, but the job of the director was mostly in post-production and had little to do with actors.
Up won the Oscar for Animated Feature Film in 2009.
In the 80 years of Oscars, only three Annas won an award. Anna Paquin, Best Supporting Actress for The Piano (1993) Anna Magnani, Best Actress for The Rose Tattoo (1955) Anna Asp, Art Direction for Fanny & Alexander (1983)
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.
Chariots of Fire won the Oscar for Costume Design in 1981.
The Best Original Song award went to "When You Believe" from "The Prince of Egypt."
Gigi won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1958.
Amadeus won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1984.
Batman won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1989.
Bugsy won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1991.
Cabaret won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1972.
Camelot won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1967.
Cavalcade won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1932.
Chicago won the Oscar for Art Direction in 2002.
Cimarron won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1930.
Dodsworth won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1936.
Gandhi won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1982.
Hamlet won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1948.