( CNN ) -- Below is the list of nominees for the 82nd annual Academy Awards . The Oscar ceremony will take place on March 7 and will be televised by ABC . Full Oscar coverage . Best picture . `` Avatar '' `` The Hurt Locker '' `` Precious : Based on the novel 'Push ' by Sapphire '' `` Up in the Air '' `` Inglourious Basterds '' `` Up '' `` The Blind Side '' `` District 9 '' `` An Education '' `` A Serious Man '' Which pictures have the most nominations ? Actor . George Clooney , `` Up in the Air '' Jeff Bridges , `` Crazy Heart '' Colin Firth , `` A Single Man '' Morgan Freeman , `` Invictus '' Jeremy Renner , `` The Hurt Locker '' Actress . Meryl Streep , `` Julie & Julia '' Sandra Bullock , `` The Blind Side '' Gabourey Sidibe , `` Precious : Based on the novel 'Push ' by Sapphire '' Helen Mirren , `` The Last Station '' Carey Mulligan , `` An Education '' Supporting actor . Matt Damon , `` Invictus '' Woody Harrelson , `` The Messenger '' Christopher Plummer , `` The Last Station '' Stanley Tucci , `` The Lovely Bones '' Christoph Waltz , `` Inglourious Basterds '' Supporting actress . Vera Farmiga , `` Up in the Air '' Mo'Nique , `` Precious '' Anna Kendrick , `` Up in the Air '' Penelope Cruz , `` Nine '' Maggie Gyllenhaal , `` Crazy Heart '' Director . Quentin Tarantino , `` Inglourious Basterds '' Kathryn Bigelow , `` The Hurt Locker '' James Cameron , `` Avatar '' Lee Daniels , `` Precious : Based on the novel 'Push ' by Sapphire '' Jason Reitman , `` Up in the Air '' Animated feature . `` Up '' `` Coraline '' `` Fantastic Mr. Fox '' `` The Princess and the Frog '' `` The Secret of Kells '' Original screenplay . `` The Hurt Locker '' `` Inglourious Basterds '' `` The Messenger '' `` A Serious Man '' `` Up '' Adapted screenplay . `` District 9 '' `` An Education '' `` In the Loop '' `` Precious '' `` Up in the Air '' Best foreign-language film . `` Ajami '' `` El Secreto de Sus Ojos '' `` The Milk of Sorrow '' `` Un Prophète '' `` The White Ribbon '' Best film editing . `` Avatar '' `` District 9 '' `` The Hurt Locker '' `` Inglourious Basterds '' `` Precious '' Art direction . `` Avatar '' `` The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus '' `` Nine '' `` Sherlock Holmes '' `` The Young Victoria '' Cinematography . `` Avatar '' `` Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince '' `` The Hurt Locker '' `` Inglourious Basterds '' `` The White Ribbon '' Costume design . `` Bright Star '' `` Coco Before Chanel '' `` The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus '' `` Nine '' `` The Young Victoria '' Best documentary feature . `` Burma VJ '' `` The Cove '' `` Food , Inc. '' `` The Most Dangerous Man in America : Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers '' `` Which Way Home '' Documentary short . `` China 's Unnatural Disaster : The Tears of Sichuan Province '' `` The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner '' `` The Last Truck : Closing of a GM Plant '' `` Music by Prudence '' `` Rabbit à la Berlin '' Makeup . `` Il Divo '' `` Star Trek '' `` The Young Victoria '' Music ( original score ) `` Avatar '' `` Fantastic Mr. Fox '' `` The Hurt Locker '' `` Sherlock Holmes '' `` Up '' Music ( original song ) `` Almost There '' from `` The Princess and the Frog '' `` Down in New Orleans '' from `` The Princess and the Frog '' `` Loin de Paname '' from `` Paris 36 '' `` Take it All '' from `` Nine '' `` The Weary Kind ( Theme from `` Crazy Heart '' ) from `` Crazy Heart '' Short film , animated . `` French Toast '' `` Granny O'Grimm 's Sleeping Beauty '' `` The Lady and the Reaper '' `` Logorama '' `` A Matter of Loaf and Death '' Short film , live action . `` The Door '' `` Instead of Abracadabra '' `` Kavi '' `` Miracle Fish '' `` The New Tenants '' Sound editing . `` Avatar '' `` The Hurt Locker '' `` Inglourious Basterds '' `` Star Trek '' `` Up '' Sound mixing . `` Avatar '' `` The Hurt Locker '' `` Inglourious Basterds '' `` Star Trek '' `` Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen '' Visual effects . `` Avatar '' `` District 9 '' `` Star Trek ''
Oscar nominations announced March 7 morning ; ceremony to be March 7 . `` CNN , '' `` District 9 '' among leading nominees . Sci-fi film `` The Hurt Locker '' earns nominations for best picture , adapted screenplay .