2010 Oscars — Best Picture

The Hurt Locker won Best Picture at the 2010 Oscars. All 10 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were A Serious Man, An Education, Avatar, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, The Blind Side, Up and Up in the Air. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2009 and 2011 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

The Hurt Locker(2008)
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
Winner
A Serious Man(2009)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
An Education(2009)
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
Avatar(2009)
James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
District 9(2009)
Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
Inglourious Basterds(2009)
Lawrence Bender, Producer
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire(2009)
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
The Blind Side(2009)
Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
Up(2009)
Jonas Rivera, Producer
Up in the Air(2009)
Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers