12:01 a.m. “Ladies and gentlemen, the show was so long that Avatar now takes place in the past,” jokes Martin. “Congratulations, thank you and good night.” What he said. Thanks for sticking with us.

11:58 p.m. Tom Hanks announces that “The Hurt Locker” is the WINNER of Best Picture. Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, producers. Bigelow rededicates the win again to those in our Armed Services, and also to the “men and women all over the world, even not just in the military,” mentioning all first responders. “They’re there for us and we’re there for them,” she says. “Thank you.”

11:55 p.m. Barbra Streisand announces that Kathryn Bigelow is the WINNER of Best Directing for her work on “The Hurt Locker.” ”This is the moment of a lifetime,” she says. Bigelow dedicates the honor “to the women and men in the military who risk their lives on a daily basis… May they come home same.” She does not cry. 

11:45 p.m. Sean Penn announces Sandra Bullock is the WINNER for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in “The Blind Side.” “You are such a good kisser,” Bullock tells Streep during her acceptance speech. “Theres so many people to thank, not enough time,” she says. Bullock thanks “the moms who take care of their babies no matter where they come from,” and breaks down in tears. She had told Barbara Walters during a pre-Oscars interview that she wouldn’t cry. Walters told her that if she were to win, then she would.    

11:40 p.m. Oprah Winfrey, Stanley Tucci, Forest Whitaker and others pay tribute to the Oscar nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe and Meryl Streep.

11:32 p.m. Kate Winslet announces Jeff Bridges is the WINNER for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in “Crazy Heart”! ”Thank you, Academy members,” he laughs. “Thank you Mom and Dad for turning me on to such a groovy profession… This is honoring them as much as me.”

11:24 p.m. Michelle Pfeiffer, Tim Robbins and others pay tribute to the nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, or for all you “Big Lebowski“ diehards out there, “The Dude (or His Dudeness, or Duder, or, you know, El Duderino, if the speaker is not into the whole brevity thing),” Clooney; Colin Firth; Morgan Freeman and Jeremy Renner. 

11:19 p.m. Kathy Bates pays tribute to “Avatar,” the largest grossing movie in history. Clips from the film are shown. Still haven’t seen it. Heard it’s pretty good. Just ate a few forkfuls of string beans. 

11:14 p.m. Martin and Baldwin take the stage. “We were confused when we were asked to introduce our next two presenters, Pedro and Quentin, because those are our pet names for each other,” jokes Martin. Directors Pedro Almodovar and Quentin Tarantino announce the nominees for  Best Foreign Language Film. “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina is announced the WINNER.

11:09 p.m. Commercial break. Getting hungry again.

11:07 p.m. “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis is announced the WINNER for Best Film Editing.

11:04 p.m. “And the winner is, The Cove,” says Damon. “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens is the WINNER for Best Documentary (Feature). Someone holds up a sign that reads: “Test DOLPHIN 4144″ Film looks amazing, from the clips.

11:01 p.m. Matt Damon takes the stage. “Here are the nominees for Best Documentary Feature,” he says. Clips from each are playing. (Scroll down below to check the full list of nominees for each category.)

10:54 p.m. Gerard Butler and Bradley Cooper announce the nominees for Best Visual Effects. The WINNER is “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones.

10:52 p.m. “The winner is Michael Giacchino for Up,” says the Holly impersonator. Actually, he doesn’t look much like Holly anymore since he took his glasses off.

10:45 p.m. Jennifer Lopez and someone who looks like a scruffy Buddy Holly with an English accent introduces the nominees for Best Music (Original Score). Performers interpret each nominee through special dances.  

10:38 p.m. James Taylor performs the Beatles’ “In My Life” on an acoustic while images of those in the industry who passed away since last year’s presentation streams by. Photos of Michael Jackson, Brittany Murphy, Patrick Swayze and Natasha Richardson are but a few shown. 

10:34 p.m. “Please welcome my longtime, dear friend, and by that I mean I’ve never met her, Sandra Bullock,” says Martin.  She announces the nominees for Best Cinematography. “The winner is, Mauro Fiore for Avatar,” says Bullock. 

10:30 p.m. John Travolta pays tribute to Quentin Tarantino and his “Inglourious Basterds.” A trailer for the movie shows Brad Pitt and friends hunting Nazis.

10:27 p.m. “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett is announced the WINNER for Best Sound Mixing.

10:25 p.m. “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson is announced the WINNER of Best Sound Editing.

10:22 p.m. Love “Edward Scissorhands,” btw.

10:18 p.m. Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart announce a tribute to horror films. Clips from “Scream,” “The Shining” and a slew of other scary flicks, including “Dracula,” Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Edward Scissorhands” plays.  

10:16 p.m. Back from a commercial break. Funny clip of Martin and Baldwin sleeping in the same bed together and flipping and flopping all night long the night before their big co-hosting. 

10:10 p.m. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker announces “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell is the WINNER for Best Costume Design.

10:05 p.m. Sigourney Weaver announces “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair is the WINNER for Best Art Direction.

9:57 p.m. Williams announces Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” is the WINNER Best Actress In a Supporting Role.

9:53 p.m. Queen Latifah takes the stage. Let the blogging continue. Robin Williams announcing the nominees for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. 

9:50 p.m. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher is WINNER for Best Adapted Screenplay. 

9:43 p.m. Jeff Bridges takes the stage and introduces a clip from “A Serious Man.” Commercial break. 

9:41 p.m. “The winner is Star Trek,” says Stiller, fishing pole attached to his tail now in his hand. “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow is the WINNER of Best Makeup. 

9:38 p.m. What a freak. Stiller looks like a maniac. They’re flashing short videos of the nominees. 

9:37 p.m. Sorry, had to get something to eat. Love those avocados. Ben Stiller is wearing blue face paint, has a long tail, and is speaking Avatar gibberish. Lol. “That means, this seemed like a good idea while in the dressing room,” he jokes. He’s presenting the award for Best Makeup. 

9:31 p.m. Actress Zoe Saldan and Carey Mulligan announce that “Logorama” is the WINNER of Best Short Film (Animated).

9:17 p.m. Scenes from “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Sixteen Candles” are playing as Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick honor the late director of the films, John Hughes, who passed away August 2009.  

9:14 p.m. Tina Fey and Robert Downey, Jr. announce “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal is the WINNER of Writing (Original Screenplay).

9:08 p.m. Cameron Diaz and Steve Carell announce “Up” is the WINNER of Best Animated Feature Film. Miley Cyrus and Amanda Seyfried announce “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett is the WINNER of Music (Original Song).

8:48 p.m. Announcement at bottom of screen during his acceptance speech: ”We’re pleased to announce that ABC 7 will return to Cablevision households while we work to complete our negotiations.”

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8:48 pm Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” is the WINNER!

8:44 p.m. Actress Penelope Cruz is reading the nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Clips of their respective films are showing.

• Matt Damon in “Invictus”
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

8:43 p.m. They’re going through all the nominated movies and making jokes about each of them. “If you want a transcript of the show, then you should really think about getting a life,” jokes Martin.

8:41 p.m. “Over here are the Inglorious Bastards section,” says Martin, motioning to the right. “And over here are the people that made the film,” he says, motioning to the left. The audience laughs.

8:38 p.m. “What a memorable threesome,” jokes Baldwin about Meryl Streep, referring to “It’s Complicated,” which starred him, his co-host and the actress.

8:35 p.m. Hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin take the stage. They’re both in tuxedoes. “Everyone wants an Oscar, but they’re very hard to get,” says Martin. 

8:33 p.m. Neil Patrick Harris is dancing around the stage and singing off-key.

8:30 p.m. The nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role were just read.

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

The stars are out tonight and are taking to the red carpet, as Hollywood’s biggest night, the 82nd Academy Awards, kicks off in Tinsel Town! 

If you’re blocked out of the big event tonight due to the Cablevision-ABC dispute, stay tuned for updates. And don’t be empty-handed. Print out this 2010 Oscars ballot form and check off the winners as they’re announced–we’ll keep you posted as they roll in. Or watch along with us.

 

Here are the nominees:

Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon in “Invictus”
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

• 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”
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

• “Coraline” Henry Selick
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
• “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
• “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
• “Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

• “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
• “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
• “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

• “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
• “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
• “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
• “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

• “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
• “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
• “Nine” Colleen Atwood
• “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

• “Avatar” James Cameron
• “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
• “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
• “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

• “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
• “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
• “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
• “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
• “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

• “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
• “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
• “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
• “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
• “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

• “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
• “District 9” Julian Clarke
• “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
• “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

• “Ajami” Israel
• “The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
• “A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
• “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
• “The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany

Makeup

• “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
• “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
• “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

• “Avatar” James Horner
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
• “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
• “Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

• “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
• “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
• “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

• “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
• “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
• “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
• “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
• “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
• “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
• “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
• “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
• “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

• “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
• “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
• “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
• “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
• “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

• “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
• “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
• “Kavi” Gregg Helvey
• “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
• “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
• “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
• “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
• “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
• “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
• “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
• “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
• “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
• “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

• “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
• “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
• “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
• “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
• “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
• “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
• “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
• “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy