The Hurt Locker secara meyakinkan menyingkirkan pesaingnya, yang sama-sama meraih 9 nominasi Academy Awards, Avatar, untuk meraih gelar Best Picture pada perhelatan The 82nd Academy Awards. Selain gelar Best Picture, The Hurt Locker juga berhasil memenangkan gelar Best Director bagi sutradaranya Kathryn Bigelow, sekaligus menjadikan Bigelow sebagai wanita pertama yang berhasil memenangkan kategori tersebut.

Para pemenang penghargaan akting dalam acara tersebut adalah Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) yang memenangkan Best Actor, Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) yang memenangkan Best Actress, Mo’Nique (Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire) yang memenangkan Best Supporting Actress dan Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) yang memenangkan Best Supporting Actor.

Secara keseluruhan, dalam acara yang dibawakan oleh Alec Baldwin dan Steve Martin tersebut memberikan 6 penghargaan pada The Hurt Locker, 3 penghargaan untuk Avatar, serta 2 penghargaan untuk Up, Crazy Heart, dan Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.

Berikut daftar lengkap pemenang The 82nd Academy Awards:

Best Picture

• The Hurt Locker

Best Actor

• Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”

Best Actress

• Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”

Best Supporting Actor

• Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds.”

Best Supporting Actress

• Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

Best Director

• Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”

Best Foreign Language Film

• “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Argentina

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Best Original Screenplay

• Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker”

Best Animated Feature Film

• “Up”

Best Art Direction

• “Avatar”

Best Cinematography

• “Avatar”

Best Sound Mixing

• “The Hurt Locker”

Best Sound Editing

• “The Hurt Locker”

Best Original Score

• “Up” – Michael Giacchino

Best Original Song

• “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart,” – Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Costume Design

• “The Young Victoria”

Best Documentary Feature

• “The Cove”

Best Documentary (short subject)

• “Music by Prudence”

Best Film Editing

• “The Hurt Locker”

Best Makeup

• “Star Trek”

Best Animated Short Film

• “Logorama”

Best Live Action Short Film

• “The New Tenants”

Best Visual Effects

• “Avatar”