Oscars for 2009

The wait for the results is over - and it was an interesting race between the top two contenders, The Hurt Locker and Avatar, two very different and contrasting films. The Oscar contest pitted an independent, low-budget war film with a very small box-office take from a first-time nominated female director against the biggest blockbuster of all time - a high-tech science-fiction fantasy tale by a previous Best Director and Best Picture Oscar winner! See all the details about this year's Academy Awards, or browse through the extensive and comprehensive history of the Academy Awards that this site also offers, with all kinds of trivia and information about the most revered film award of all - the Oscar!