第82屆奧斯卡金像獎所有獎項可以說是在預料之中，在技術獎項方面除了星際爭霸戰之外，其他可以說阿凡達跟危機倒數互相瓜分的局面，全世界賣翻天的阿凡達則是拿下三項技術性大獎，危機倒數則是奪下最佳影片等6項大獎，導演則是大多是男性之下，難得的給了危機倒數的女性導演凱薩琳畢格羅，她也是史上首位奧斯卡女性導演在她之前三位鎩羽而歸的女導演，分別是「七美人」的沃特慕勒、「鋼琴師和她的情人」的珍康萍、以及「愛情不用翻譯」的蘇菲亞柯波拉。
在頒發男女主角以及配角，則是按照去年的頒獎模式，請來入圍者的好友或者是工作夥伴致詞，珊卓布拉克雖然在前一天拿下最爛女主角，卻也拿下奧斯卡最佳女主角，金酸莓獎原本造勢的意味較高，證明了這位出道已經10多年的女星是有演技的，最佳外語片先前最被看好的白色緞帶則是給了阿根廷的謎一樣的雙眼，以下則是入圍以及得獎名單。

最佳影片Best Picture:
阿凡達Avatar
攻其不備The Blind Side
名媛教育An Education
第九禁區District 9
危機倒數The Hurt Locker
惡棍特工Inglourious Basterds
珍愛人生Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
正經好人A Serious Man
天外奇蹟Up
型男飛行日誌Up in the Air

最佳男演員 Actor:
傑夫布里吉Jeff Bridges (瘋狂的心)
喬治克隆尼 George Clooney (型男飛行日誌)
柯林佛斯 Colin Firth( 摯愛無盡)
摩根費里曼 Ｍorgan Freeman (打不倒的勇者)
傑瑞米瑞納 Jeremy Renner( 危機倒數)

最佳女主角Actress
梅莉史翠普 Meryl Streep( 美味關係)
珊卓布拉克 Sandra Bullock (攻其不備)
凱莉墨里根 Carey Mulligan( 名媛教育)
蓋布芮希迪Gabourey Sidibe (珍愛人生)
海倫米蘭Helen Mirre( 為愛啓程)

最佳男配角Supporting Actor:
麥特戴蒙Matt Damon(打不倒的勇者)nvictus
伍迪哈里遜Woody Harrelson(天堂信差)The Messenger
克里斯多夫瓦茲Christoph Waltz(惡棍特工)Inglourious Basterds
史丹利圖奇Stanley Tucci(蘇西的世界)The Lovely Bones
克里斯多夫普拉瑪Christopher Plummer(為愛啟程)The Last Station

最佳女配角Supporting Actress:
潘妮洛普克魯茲 Penelope Cruz,(華麗年代)Nine
薇拉法明嘉Vera Farmiga(型男飛行日誌)Up in the Air
瑪姬吉倫霍 Maggie Gyllenhaal(瘋狂的心)Crazy Heart
安娜肯德里克Anna Kendrick(型男飛行日誌)Up in the Air
莫妮克Mo'Nique,(珍愛人生)Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

最佳導演Directing:
凱薩琳畢格羅Kathryn Bigelow (危機倒數)
詹姆斯柯麥隆 James Cameron( 阿凡達)
李丹尼爾斯 Lee Daniels (珍愛人生)
傑森萊特曼 Jason Reitman (型男飛行日誌)
昆汀塔倫提諾 Quentin Tarantino 惡棍特工

最佳外語片Foreign Language Film:
阿亞米Ajami以色列 Israel
謎一樣的雙眼El Secreto de Sus Ojos 阿根廷Argentina;
懼乳：傷心的奶水The Milk of Sorrow," 秘魯Peru;
大獄言家"Un Prophete法國France
白色緞帶The White Ribbon德國Germany.

最佳改編劇本Adapted Screenplay
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell(第九禁區)District 9
Nick Hornby(名媛教育)An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche,(人人有份)In the Loop
Geoffrey Fletcher,(珍愛人生) "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner,(型男飛行日誌)Up in the Air

最佳原著劇本Original Screenplay:
Mark Boal, 危機倒數"The Hurt Locker";
Quentin Tarantino, 惡棍特工"Inglourious Basterds";
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman,天堂信差 "The Messenger";
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,正經好人 "A Serious Man";
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, 天外奇蹟"Up."

 最佳動畫長片Animated Feature Film:
第十四道門 "Coraline"
超級狐狸先生"Fantastic Mr. Fox";
公主與青蛙"The Princess and the Frog";
凱爾斯的秘密"The Secret of Kells"
天外奇蹟"Up."

最佳藝術指導 Art Direction:
阿凡達 "Avatar,"
帕納大師的魔幻冒險"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,"
華麗年代"Nine,"
福爾摩斯 "Sherlock Holmes,"
風華絕代：維多利亞女王"The Young Victoria."

最佳攝影Cinematography:
阿凡達"Avatar,"
哈利波特：混血王子的背叛"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,"
危機倒數"The Hurt Locker,"
惡棍特工"Inglourious Basterds,"
白色緞帶"The White Ribbon."

最佳混音Sound Mixing:
阿凡達 "Avatar,"
危機倒數"The Hurt Locker,"
惡棍特工"Inglourious Basterds,"
星際爭霸戰 "Star Trek,"
變形金剛：復仇之戰"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

最佳音效剪輯Sound Editing:
阿凡達 "Avatar,"
危機倒數"The Hurt Locker,"
惡棍特工 "Inglourious Basterds,"
星際爭霸戰"Star Trek,"
天外奇蹟"Up."

. 最佳原創電影音樂Original Score:
阿凡達"Avatar," James Horner;
超級狐狸先生"Fantastic Mr. Fox," Alexandre Desplat;
危機倒數"The Hurt Locker," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
福爾摩斯"Sherlock Holmes," Hans Zimmer;
天外奇蹟"Up," Michael Giacchino.

最佳原創電影歌曲Original Song:
"Almost There" (公主與青蛙The Princess and the Frog)Randy Newman
"Down in New Orleans(公主與青蛙The Princess and the Frog) Randy Newman
"Loin de Paname(放牛班快樂頌Paris 36) Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas;
"Take It All" (華麗年代Nine) Maury Yeston;
"The Weary Kind (瘋狂的心Crazy Heart) Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.

.最佳服裝設計 Costume:
璀璨情詩"Bright Star,"
時尚女王香奈兒"Coco Before Chanel,"
帕納大師的魔幻冒險"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,"
華麗年代"Nine,"
風華絕代：維多利亞女王"The Young Victoria."

最佳剪接Film Editing:
阿凡達"Avatar,"
第九禁區"District 9,"
危機倒數"The Hurt Locker,"
惡棍特工"Inglourious Basterds,"
珍愛人生 "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."

最佳化妝Makeup:
魅力首相"Il Divo,"
星際爭霸戰 "Star Trek,"
風華絕代：維多利亞女王"The Young Victoria."

最佳視覺效果Visual Effects:
阿凡達"Avatar,"
第九禁區"District 9,"
星際爭霸戰"Star Trek."