"Up" wins 2 Academy Awards 2010

Up, the heartwarming masterpiece from Disney Studios and Pixar an directed by Peter Docter, won two Academy Awards at the 92nd ceremony, held March 7, 2010.  It won Best Animated Feature Film, and it also won Best Original Score for Michael Giacchino.  Up was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Sound Editing.

The reboot of Star Trek won Best Makeup.  It was nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects.

District 9 was nominated for four awards.

Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep were both nominated for Best Actress.

"District 9" released 2009

District 9, released August 14, 2009, was the first documentary-style movie to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.  It was also nominated for Oscars for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Best Achievement in Film Editing, and Best Achievement in Special Effects.

What I found amazing is Sharlto Copley wasn't an actor and did not want to pursue acting but he was given the lead role by the director after a short film where he was on camera.