Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
* Inglourious Basterds – Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, and Martin Wuttke
An Education – Dominic Cooper, Alfred Molina, Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, and Olivia Williams
The Hurt Locker – Christian Camargo, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, and Jeremy Renner
Nine – Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, and Sophia Loren
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Sherri Shepherd, and Gabourey Sidibe

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
* Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart as Otis “Bad” Blake
George Clooney – Up in the Air as Ryan Bingham
Colin Firth – A Single Man as George Falconer
Morgan Freeman – Invictus as Nelson Mandela
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker as Sgt. First Class William James

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
* Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side as Leigh Anne Tuohy
Helen Mirren – The Last Station as Sofya Tolstoy
Carey Mulligan – An Education as Jenny Miller
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire as Claireece “Precious” Jones
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia as Julia Child

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
* Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa
Matt Damon – Invictus as Francois Pienaar
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger as Cpt. Tony Stone
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station as Leo Tolstoy
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones as George Harvey

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
* Mo’Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire as Mary Lee Johnston
Penélope Cruz – Nine as Carla Albanese
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air as Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air as Natalie Keener
Diane Kruger – Inglourious Basterds as Bridget von Hammersmark

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
* Star Trek
Public Enemies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen