82nd Academy Awards Make History For Women

Kathryn Bigelow, Sandra Bullock, and Mo'Nique lead the historical night for women at the 82nd Academy Awards.


Kathryn Bigelow, director of "The Hurt Locker," becomes the first woman to win "Best Director" since the establishment of the Academy Awards, the most prestigious award giving body in the entertainment industry, 82 years ago.

"The Hurt Locker" has won over "Avatar" as the Iraq war drama rules the ceremony with 6 awards while merely 3 awards have been granted to the sci-fi movie. "The Hurt Locker" wins the most coveted award of the night, "Best Picture," plus five other recognitions namely "Best Directing," "Best Film Editing," "Best Sound Mixing," "Best Sound Editing," and "Best Writing (Original Screenplay)."

"This really is, there's no other way to describe it, the moment of a lifetime. I'd like to dedicate this to the women and men in the military who risk their lives in a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world. May they come home safe," says the triumphant Kathryn Bigelow who is only the fourth woman to be nominated for best director by Academy voters.

Because Kathryn Bigelow is James Cameron's ex-wife, their face-off at the awarding ceremony is also fondly dubbed as the "Battle of the Exes."

Meanwhile, Sandra Bullock receives her first Oscar's "Best Actress" trophy just a day after winning the Razzie's "Worst Actress" award. She is the first actor to receive both antonymous awards in a year.

"Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down?" the 39-year-old actress asked in good humor. Her Oscar winning is for the movie "The Blind Side" where she played Leigh Anne Tuohy, a real-life woman who took in the homeless black teenager Michael Oher and led him towards a great American football career. Sandra Bullock's "Worst Actress" award is for her performance in the box office flop "All About Steve."

Down-to-earth and cool, Sandra Bullock has surprised everyone when she personally received the "Worst Actress" trophy at the 30th Razzie Awards on Saturday. Her speech at the Oscars the following day has included plan of displaying her plastic gold spray painted raspberry Razzie award next to her golden Oscar statuette.

"They're going to sit side by side, as they should. You take the good with the not so good. It probably means more that both of them happened at the same time because it's the great equalizer. You know, nothing ever let's me get too full of myself."

"Best Supporting Actress" Mo'Nique has also marked a triumphant night for the female African-American actors. She is only the fifth black actress in the history of Academy Awards to win an Oscar after Hattie McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry and Jennifer Hudson.

Mo'Nique's acceptance speech has also paid tribute to Hattie McDaniel for the being the first black woman who triumphed in the most prestigious awarding ceremony:

"I want to thank Miss Hattie McDaniel for enduring all that she had to so that I would not have to. The reason why I have on this royal blue dress is because it's the color that Hattie McDaniel wore in 1940 when she accepted her Oscar. So, for you, Miss Hattie McDaniel, I feel you all over me, and it's about time that the world feels you all over them."

Academy Awards 2010 Complete List of Winners:

BEST PICTURE: "The Hurt Locker"
BEST DIRECTING: Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Sandra Bullock "The Blind Side"
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart"
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: "The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)" Argentina
BEST FILM EDITING: "The Hurt Locker" Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE): "The Cove" Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: "Avatar" Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE): "Up" Michael Giacchino
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Avatar" Mauro Fiore
BEST SOUND MIXING: "The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
BEST SOUND EDITING: "The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: "The Young Victoria" Sandy Powell
BEST ART DIRECTION: "Avatar": Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
BEST MAKEUP: "Star Trek" Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): "The New Tenants" Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT): "Music by Prudence" Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): "Logorama" Nicolas Schmerkin
BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): "The Hurt Locker" Mark Boal
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG): "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart" Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: "Up" Pete Docter
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds"

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:

Mark Wolforth and Tony Sedivy for their contributions to the development of the Truelight real-time 3-D look-up table hardware system.

Dr. Klaus Anderle, Christian Baeker and Frank Billasch for their contributions to the LUTher 3-D look-up table hardware device and color management software.

Steve Sullivan, Kevin Wooley, Brett Allen and Colin Davidson for the development of the iMoCap on-set performance capture system.

Hayden Landis, Ken McGaugh and Hilmar Koch for advancing the technique of ambient occlusion rendering.

Björn Hedén for the design and mechanical engineering of the silent, two-stage planetary friction drive Hedén Lens Motors.

SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING AWARDS:

Per Christensen, Michael Bunnell and Christophe Hery for the development of point-based rendering for indirect illumination and ambient occlusion.

Dr. Richard Kirk for the overall design and development of the Truelight real-time 3-D look-up table hardware device and color management software.

Volker Massmann, Markus Hasenzahl, Dr. Klaus Anderle and Andreas Loew for the development of the Spirit 4K/2K film scanning system as used in the digital intermediate process for motion pictures.

Michael Cieslinski, Dr. Reimar Lenz and Bernd Brauner for the development of the ARRISCAN film scanner, enabling high-resolution, high-dynamic range, pin-registered film scanning for use in the digital intermediate process.

Wolfgang Lempp, Theo Brown, Tony Sedivy and Dr. John Quartel for the development of the Northlight film scanner, which enables high-resolution, pin-registered scanning in the motion picture digital intermediate process.

Steve Chapman, Martin Tlaskal, Darrin Smart and Dr. James Logie for their contributions to the development of the Baselight color correction system, which enables real-time digital manipulation of motion picture imagery during the digital intermediate process.

Costar Rubs Shoulders With Sandra Bullock, His Long-Time Crush

An unknown actor named Aaron Quinton gets the chance to costar in The Blind Side. Aside from major exposure, his casting in the family and football drama is also an opportunity to act with Sandra Bullock, the Oscar-nominee whom he had a crush for a long time.


Attending the recent NAACP Image Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Aaron Quinton tells PEOPLE about his acting experience with Sandra Bullock. The costar is apparently overwhelmed with joy as he gushes:

"I've been a fan of hers for years – I was in love with her for years!

"She's just awesome. She's the most caring, loving individual that I know. She's one of the most beautiful women inside and out that anybody can have the pleasure of knowing, meeting and working with, and I felt so honored to be in that position."

Aaron Quinton is 25 years old and 6'8". In The Blind Side, he plays the young real-life Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher.

Since costarring in the movie, fans of the film recognizes him even in his everyday life. The usual topic of conversation is, of course, Sandra Bullock.

"When people see me they're like, 'Oh my god, It's you, from The Blind Side! I love you, we loved your movie – Oh my god, how was it working with Sandra?' That's what I get the most. And I'm like, 'Sandra? Don't even get me started...' " Aaron Quinton says laughing, rolling his eyes and pretending he's had his fill of Sandra Bullock. "No, it's truly been a blessing."

Seriously. How is it like working with Sandra Bullock?

"She stays professional as well as not letting it get to her head. She's real serious and humble about what she does, but she's also a humble individual. She's not up in the clouds, unreachable, you can't talk to her, you can't approach her. Anybody can speak to her and she'll speak to them. She'll love and care for anybody and respect anybody, and I love her for that. She's just real."

For a starting actor like Aaron Quinton, the Best Actress contender for the coming Golden Globe Awards serves as a lovely inspiration.

Though he admits to having a big crush on his costar, he also knows his limit. Upon learning that the Hollywood A-list actress has been married with motorcycle builder Jesse James since 2005, he could only see Sandra Bullock as a shining star whom he is lucky to work with and befriend.

"So I found out she was married and I was like, 'Okay, I'll settle for friendship.' "


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Sandra Bullock Warns Meryl Streep: "I'm Gonna Take You Down"

Both Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep received the award for Best Actress at the recent Critics Choice Awards. They even shared a kiss to celebrate the winning.


Determined to rise up to Meryl Streep's level, 45-year-old Sandra Bullock says:

"With Meryl, when this whole thing started, I left her a voice mail going, 'You've got to watch your back. I'm gonna cut you. I'm gonna take you down. And then she sent me dead orchids and told me to die, so I sent her a case of liquor and told her to toast to white trash."

Apparently, Sandra Bullock's revelation to the Associated Press was just one of the elaborate cat-fights that she's been staging with Meryl Streep since the award season started.

The two just vowed Golden Globe Awards for their latest film projects. Sandra Bullock's performance in The Blind Side has been favored by award-giving bodies. Albeit widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors of the modern era, Meryl Streep has not won an Oscar's award for best actress since the 1980s film Sophie's Choice.

Now that they're both eyeing the best actress award at the Oscar's, lots of bitchiness may follow, all in good fun.

The 36th People's Choice Awards Love Vampires

The 36th annual People's Choice Awards have chosen vampire flicks as its big winners. "The Twilight Saga," "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries" ruled the ceremony held last Wednesday night at the Nokia Theatre.


"The Twilight Saga" bit hard with four trophies including the favorite movie, franchise, and on-screen team for Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner who played the most-loved characters of Edward, Bella, and Jacob. Taylor Lautner also received the breakout male actor award.

Meanwhile, HBO's "True Blood" won the favorite TV obsession award as CW series "The Vampire Diaries" received the award for favorite new TV drama.


Vampires aside, other winners from the TV world included "American Idol" as favorite competition show, "Glee" as favorite new TV comedy, "The Big Bang Theory" as favorite TV comedy, "House" as favorite TV drama, and "Supernatural" as favorite fantasy TV show. Steve Carell won the favorite TV comedy actor award, Alyson Hannigan as favorite TV comedy actress, Hugh Laurie as favorite TV drama actor, and Katherine Heigl as the favorite TV drama actress.

For the movie category, Sandra Bullock was the favorite movie actress and Hugh Jackman was the favorite action star. Miley Cyrus received the favorite breakout movie actress award while Jim Carrey was awarded as the favorite comedic star. Sandra Bullock's "The Proposal" was also awarded as the favorite comedy movie while "Up" received honor for favorite family movie. "Inglourious Basterds" was the favorite independent movie.

Winners in music category included Lady Gaga as the favorite pop and breakout music artist, Keith Urban as favorite male artist, Taylor Swift as female artist, Carrie Underwood as country artist, Mariah Carey as R&B artist, Paramore as favorite rock band, Eminem as favorite hip-hop artist, and "Run This Town" by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West as the favorite music collaboration.

Awards in other categories included "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as the favorite talk show, "Dog Whisperer" as the favorite animal show, and Ashton Kutcher as the favorite web celebrity.

Queen Latifah hosted the ceremony for the fourth consecutive year, kicking off the show with a jazzy number while appearing in spoofs of "Twilight" and "Paranormal Activity" throughout the show.

The awarding ceremony also featured performances by Mary J. Blige, Cobra Starship and Nicole Scherzinger. Debut footage from "Clash of the Titans," "Robin Hood" and "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" were also presented.

"The only reason that any of us are up here is because of you," Johnny Depp told the audience. He not only received the favorite actor award but was also titled as "Actor of the Decade" for winning the award several times since the last 10 years.