Question 1

How many Best Picture nominees were there for the first time since 1944?

Accepted Answer

For the first time since 1944, there were 10 Best Picture nominees.

Question 2

Which ex-spouses competed for Best Director at this ceremony?

Accepted Answer

Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron were the first ex-spouses to compete for the Best Director Oscar.

Question 3

What was the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture?

Accepted Answer

Up (2009) was the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after Beauty and the Beast (1991).

Question 4

Why was a planned skit with Sacha Baron Cohen as a Na'vi canceled?

Accepted Answer

The Academy canceled the skit to not offend James Cameron. Baron Cohen was to appear as a Na'vi pregnant with Cameron's love child, with Ben Stiller as translator.

Question 5

Which Best Picture nominees were nominated for only two Oscars each?

Accepted Answer

The Blind Side (2009) and A Serious Man (2009) were the first Best Picture nominees since 1995 to be nominated for only two Oscars each.

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

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