2009 Oscar Nominated Films on Home Video

Here are the nominated films currently available or announced for a home video release, with links to Amazon.com (and Region  2 releases where applicable). For a list of nominees in their respective Categories, click HERE.

The following list has been edited from the complete printable list at Oscar.com:

2009 82nd Oscar Award Nominations by Film (minus short films)
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“Ajami,” an Inosan Production (Kino International) (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Israel)

“Avatar,” a Lightstorm Entertainment Production (20th Century Fox) (9 nominations)
Art direction
Cinematography
Directing
Film editing
Original score
Best picture
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects

“The Blind Side,” an Alcon Entertainment Production (Warner Bros.) (2 nominations)
Sandra Bullock – Performance by an actress in a leading role
Best picture

“Bright Star,” a Jan Chapman/Bright Star Films Production (Apparition) (1 nomination)
Costume design

“Burma VJ,” a Magic Hour Films Production (Oscilloscope Laboratories) (1 nomination) — Region 2 DVD release only
Documentary feature

“Coco before Chanel,” a Haut et Court Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (1 nomination) — available Feb. 16
Costume design

“Coraline,” a LAIKA Production (Focus Features) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film

“The Cove,” an Oceanic Preservation Society Production (Roadside Attractions) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature

“Crazy Heart,” an Informant Media/Butcher’s Run Films Production (Fox Searchlight) (3 nominations)
Jeff Bridges – Performance by an actor in a leading role
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Original song – “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)”

“District 9,” a Block/Hanson Production (Sony Pictures Releasing) (4 nominations)
Film editing
Best picture
Visual effects
Adapted screenplay

“Education, An“ a Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (3 nominations) — available as a Region 2 release March 8
Carey Mulligan – Performance by an actress in a leading role
Best picture
Adapted screenplay

“El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” a Haddock Films Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Argentina)

“Fantastic Mr. Fox,” an American Empirical Production (20th Century Fox) (2 nominations) — available March 23
Best animated feature film
Original score

“Food, Inc.,” a Robert Kenner Films Production (Magnolia Pictures) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” a Warner Bros. Production (Warner Bros.) (1 nomination)
Cinematography

“Hurt Locker, The” a Voltage Pictures Production (Summit Entertainment) (9 nominations)
Jeremy Renner – Performance by an actor in a leading role
Cinematography
Directing
Film editing
Original score
Best picture
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Original screenplay

“Il Divo,” an Indigo Film/Lucky Red/Parco Film/Babe Films Production (MPI Media Group through Music Box) (1 nomination)
Makeup

“Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The” a Poo Poo Pictures Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (2 nominations) — available as a Region 2 release March 29
Art direction
Costume design

“In the Loop,” a Loop Film/BBC Films and UK Film Council in association with Aramid Entertainment Production (IFC Films) (1 nomination)
Adapted screenplay

“Inglourious Basterds,” a Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production (The Weinstein Company) (8 nominations)
Christoph Waltz – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Cinematography
Directing
Film editing
Best picture
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Original screenplay

“Invictus,” a Liberty Pictures Production (Warner Bros.) (2 nominations)
Morgan Freeman – Performance by an actor in a leading role
Matt Damon – Performance by an actor in a supporting role

“Julie & Julia,” a Columbia Pictures Production (Sony Pictures Releasing) (1 nomination)
Meryl Streep – Performance by an actress in a leading role

“ Last Station, The” an Egoli Tossell Film/Zephyr Films Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (2 nominations)
Christopher Plummer – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Helen Mirren – Performance by an actress in a leading role

“Lovely Bones, The” a Wingnut Films Production (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount) (1 nomination)
Stanley Tucci – Performance by an actor in a supporting role

“Messenger, The” an All the King’s Horses Production (Oscilloscope Laboratories) (2 nominations)
Woody Harrelson – Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Original screenplay

“Milk of Sorrow, The” a Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogràfica/Vela Production (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Peru)

“Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The” a Kovno Communications Production (1 nomination)
Documentary feature

“Nine,” a Weinstein Brothers/Marc Platt/Lucamar/Relativity Media Production (The Weinstein Company) (4 nominations)
Penélope Cruz – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Art direction
Costume design
Original song – “Take It All”

“Paris 36,” a Galatée Films Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (1 nomination)
Original song – “Loin de Paname”

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” a Lee Daniels Entertainment/ Smokewood Entertainment Production (Lionsgate) (6 nominations) — available March 9
Gabourey Sidibe – Performance by an actress in a leading role
Mo’Nique – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Directing
Film editing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay

“Princess and the Frog, The“ a Walt Disney Pictures Production (Walt Disney) (3 nominations) — available March 16
Best animated feature film
Original song – “Almost There”
Original song – “Down in New Orleans”

“Secret of Kells, The” a Cartoon Saloon/Les Armateurs/Vivi Film Production (GKIDS) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film

“Serious Man, A“ a Working Title Films Production (Focus Features) (2 nominations) — available Feb. 9
Best picture
Original screenplay

“Sherlock Holmes,” a Warner Bros. UK Services Production (Warner Bros.) (2 nominations)
Art direction
Original score

“Single Man, A” a Fade to Black and Depth of Field Production (The Weinstein Company) (1 nomination)
Colin Firth – Performance by an actor in a leading role

“Star Trek,” a Bad Robot Production (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) (4 nominations)
Makeup
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” a Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto/di Bonaventura Pictures/Ian Bryce Production (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount) (1 nomination)
Sound mixing

“Un Prophète,” a Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (France)

“Up,” a Pixar Production (Walt Disney) (5 nominations)
Best animated feature film
Original score
Best picture
Sound editing
Original screenplay

“Up in the Air,” a Montecito Picture Company Production (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) (6 nominations)
George Clooney – Performance by an actor in a leading role
Vera Farmiga – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Anna Kendrick – Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Directing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay

“Which Way Home,” a Mr. Mudd Production (1 nomination)
Documentary feature

“White Ribbon, The” an X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (2 nominations) — available as a Region 2 release March 8
Cinematography
Best foreign language film (Germany)

“Young Victoria, The“ a GK Films Production (Apparition) (3 nominations) — available as a Region 2 release only
Art direction
Costume design
Makeup

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The 82nd Oscar Awards will be broadcast March 7 at 8pm on ABC in the U.S., and CTV in Canada.  Hopefully there will be no dance numbers, and any singing will be reduced to :30 second vocal burps (unless there’s a song & dance routine for Inglourious Basterds, which would be fascinating.

– MRH

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