Quick Post: AVATAR Up For Oscar's Best Picture

Jim here. As we all assumed it would, AVATAR is up for Best Picture for the 82nd annual Academy Awards! Other nominees are THE HURT LOCKER, PRECIOUS, UP IN THE AIR, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, THE BLIND SIDE, DISTRICT 9, AN EDUCATION, A SERIOUS MAN and UP.

This is the first year that there are 10 nominations for Best Picture.

Best Director sees five nominees: James Cameron (AVATAR), Kathryn Bigelow (THE HURT LOCKER), Lee Daniels (PRECIOUS), Quentin Tarantino (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) and Jason Reitman (UP IN THE AIR).

My wager is on Cameron and AVATAR. I suppose that isn't a surprise though is it? :-)

Watch the awards Sunday, March 7.