Many of you must be wondering what the Oscars Award nominees list is doing in a Bollywood site. There isn't an AR Rahman or a Resul Pookutty in the nominations list. There isn't a nomination for an Indian movie in the Foreign Language category either. Even then we found it apt to add this list as 2009's second biggest money-maker at the Indian box office, Avatar has been noiminated in 10 categories including Best Picture and Best Director.

We wouldn't be elaborating on Avatar's nomination categories though. Instead, take a look at the 4 awards nominees list, the results of which the audience around the world are waiting impatiently for.

Best Picture:  Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air 
Actor in a Leading Role:  Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner 
Actress in a Leading Role:  Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe, Meryl Streep 
Best Director:  James Cameron: Avatar,  Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker, Quentin Tarantino: Inglourious Basterds, Jason Reitman: Up in the Air, Lee Daniels: Precious