The 82nd Academy Awards aired on March 7th, 2010. They were held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California. Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscar for Best Director for the film The Hurt Locker which takes place during the Iraq war. A Sergeant carries out the brave act of defusing a bomb. The Hurt Locker, an Iraq War drama, was the top winner at the 2010 Oscars, taking home 6 awards, including Best Picture. Bigelow became the first woman to ever win this award.

An emotional Kathryn Bigelow accepts her Oscar Award for her directing role in The Hurt Locker. Bigelow represents the first time a female has won an Academy Award in her category.

James Cameron is nominated for the movie Avatar. In this movie the earth is seen as an ecological disaster, a corporation heads for the planet Pandora. On this planet there is a mineral that can be used as an energy source, the Na'vi a former marine is sent to infiltrate the society as half human half Na'vi.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/avatar/180

Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson are nominated for the movie The Blindside. This movie is about an African American boy who has been in and out of foster care his whole life. He is taken in by actress Sandra Bullocks character once she finds he lives on the streets.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/the-blind-side/2748

Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham are nominated for the movie District 9. In this movie the arrival of an enormous space craft lands in Johannesburg, South Africa. The arrival led to a refugee camp being started. One of the workers helping in relocating the camp becomes infected by one of the aliens and all hell breaks loose.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/district-9/2751

Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey are nominated for the movie An Education. This movie is about a 16 year old English schoolgirl who becomes a charming older mans object of seduction. Character jenny is pulled into a world of wealth and style and she begins to wonder if it is too good to be true.ref.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/an-education/2752M</ref>

Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro are all nominated for the movie The Hurt Locker. This movie takes place during the Iraq war where a Sergeant carries out a danger task of bomb defusing.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/the-hurt-locker/2754

Lawrence Bender is nominated for the movie Inglorious Bastards. This movie is about a young theater owner who is fighting to stay ahead of the Nazis. The Bastards are a Jewish group that is involved in a campaign behind enemy lines.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/inglourious-basterds/2755

Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness are nominated for the movie Precious. This movie is about a sixteen-year old girl who was victim of her parents mental and physical abuse. It shows her move to a new school where she is offered the chance of a new life.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/precious-based-on-the-novel-push-by-sapphire/2762

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are both nominated for the movie A Serious Man. This movie is about a Professor who is dealing with numerous catastrophes in his life including a cheating wife, a troubled brother in law and ungrateful children.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/a-serious-man/2763

Jonas Rivera is nominated for the movie Up. This is an animated movie about an old, lonely man whose house is launched into the air and he is accompanied by a boy scout who was trapped on his front porch.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/up/2765

Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman are all nominated for the movie Up in The Air. This movie is about a man who is a corporate downsizer, he flies around the country with the purpose of firing individuals from a handful of different companies.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees/up-in-the-air/2766