Best Original Screenplay Winner

The Hurt Locker is the Best Original Screenplay Winner, which could be an indication of the film’s success in other categories.  It’s considered a front runner, with Avatar, for best picture. The writer, who accepted the award, a former journalist in Iraq, dedicated the award to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the more than 4000 who will not come home.  It is a movie which had little box office success, but a lot of critical success.

Best Original Screenplay Winner

The film beat Inglorious basterds, which is also nominated for the best picture this year.  The Messenger and A serious man were also nominated for the category this year.

There is a lot to come, only 4 oscars have been announced so far.

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.

The song “the weary kind” won from Crazy Heart for best song.

Many categories have yet to be announced: best picture, best actor, best actress, best supporting actress, best director, best foreign film, best adapted film.  Avatar and the Hurt Locker are the favorites for best picture; james cameron is the favorite for best director for the blockbuster hit Avatar; jeff bridges is the favorite for best actor; sandra bullock is one of the favorites for best actress and Monique is the favorite for best supporting actress.

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. Stay tuned for who will win after the Best Original Screenplay winner.