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- First-time nominee Sandra Bullock attends the 82nd annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon with her fellow nominees.
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- James Cameron's Avatar is nominated for nine Oscars, tied with The Hurt Locker for the most nominations.
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- Precious star Gabourey Sidibe celebrates her first nomination for Best Actress at just 26.
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- Newcomer Carey Mulligan is nominated for Best Actress for An Education.
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- Could it be bingo night for Inglourious Basterds' multilingual Christoph Waltz?
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- Morgan Freeman got his fifth Oscar nomination for portraying Nelson Mandela in Invictus.
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- Hollywood veteran Jeff Bridges looks set to finally land the big one after five nominations.
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- Anna Kendrick is another first-time nominee, for Best Supporting Actress in Up in the Air. But most people will probably always know her as Bella's friend Jessica in the Twilight movies.
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- Marvellous Meryl is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Julia Childs in Julie & Julia.
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- Meryl - aka The Greatest Actor of our Generation - has won twice before.
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- Precious director Lee Daniels with his leading lady and fellow nominee Gabourey Sidibe.
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- The Hurt Locker, possibly Avatar's closest competition to the main prize, is directed by Cameron's ex-wife, Katherine Bigelow.
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- With the bulk of the pre-Oscars Best Actress awards in the bag, Sandra Bullock is favourite to win for her role in The Blind Side.
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- Quentin Tarantino calls for peace amongst all nominees. Competition is tough this year with Inglourious Basterds one of 10 contenders for Best Picture.
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- Terri Tatchell is nominated along with South African director Neill Blomkamp for their District 9 screenplay.
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- The gorgeous Vera Farmiga, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Up in the Air, brings some old-school Hollywood glamour to the event.
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- From Cheers to the Oscars. Woody Harrelson is up for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Messenger.
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