Förhandstippade Avatar(James Cameron) tog hem sammanlagt 3 priser. Kathryn Bigelow(Cameron's exfru)'s film The Hurt Locker däremot tog emot 6 priser. Sandra Bullock och Jeff Bridges vann manliga respektive kvinnliga. Christoph Waltz och Mo'Nique tog hem priser för bästa kvinnliga och manliga biroll.
Best Picture:
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- A Serious Man
- Up
- Up in the Air
Actor:
- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
- George Clooney, Up in the Air
- Colin Firth, A Single Man
- Morgan Freeman, Invictus
- Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Actress:
- Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
- Helen Mirren, The Last Station
- Carey Mulligan, An Education
- Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire
- Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Supporting Actor:
- Matt Damon, Invictus
- Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
- Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
- Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
- Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress:
- Penelope Cruz, Nine
- Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
- Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
- Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Directing:
- James Cameron, Avatar
- Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
- Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
- Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Foreign Language Film:
- Ajami, Israel
- El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Argentina
- The Milk of Sorrow, Peru
- Un Prophete, France
- The White Ribbon, Germany
Adapted Screenplay:
- Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, District 9
- Nick Hornby, An Education
- Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, In the Loop
- Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Original Screenplay:
- Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
- Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
- Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, The Messenger
- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
- Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, Up
Animated Feature Film:
- Coraline
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Princess and the Frog
- The Secret of Kells
- Up
Art Direction:
- Avatar
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Young Victoria
Cinematography:
- Avatar
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- The White Ribbon
Sound Mixing:
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Sound Editing:
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Up
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
Original Song:
- "Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
- "Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
- "Loin de Paname" from Paris 36, Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas
- "Take It All" from Nine, Maury Yeston
- "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from Crazy Heart, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Costume:
- Bright Star
- Coco Before Chanel
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- The Young Victoria
Documentary Feature:
- Burma VJ
- The Cove
- Food, Inc.
- The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
- Which Way Home
Documentary (short subject):
- China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
- The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
- Music by Prudence
- Rabbit a la Berlin
Film Editing:
- Avatar
- District 9
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Makeup:
- Il Divo
- Star Trek
- The Young Victoria
Animated Short Film:
- French Roast
- Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
- The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
- Logorama
- A Matter of Loaf and Death
Live Action Short Film:
- The Door
- Instead of Abracadabra
- Kavi
- Miracle Fish
- The New Tenants
Visual Effects:
- Avatar
- District 9
- Star Trek