Best Actress Winner

Sandra Bullock is the Best Actress Winner.

Sandra Bullock was the favorite for Best Actress winner, but she had  stiff competition: Helen Mirren, from The Last Station; Carey Mulligan from An Education; Gabourey Sidibe from Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire and Meryl Streep, from Julie & Julia are also nominated.  Meryl Streep has been nominated 16 times before.  Bullock gave a very generous speech, and recognized all her fellow nominees, saying “did I really win this, or did I just wear you all down?”

Best Actress Winner announced after a long night

The first of the Oscar Winners received his little golden man about 20 minutes into the program.

Christoph Waltz won the first award for Best Supporting Actor in Inglorious Basterds.  He thanked Quentin Terrantino for his “Unorthodox” story telling style during his acceptance speech.  Amongst the other nominees, he beat out Matt Damon for his roll as the rugby captain of the South African Rugby team during reconciliation and the first years of the post-apartheid government and Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman).

Up was the second winner, winning Best Animated Feature.

A few categories have yet to be announced such as best picture and best director.  Avatar and the Hurt Locker are the favorites for best picture; james cameron is the favorite for best director.

Stay clicked to our constantly updating list of Oscar Winners here on Breaking Global news.  We will be live blogging the 82nd annual academy awards all night. Congrats to the Best Actress Winner.