Let’s try some picture effects!

Now that we have tried positioning our pictures into our post let’s take a look at some other cool things that we can also do in Live Writer with our pictures that we insert.  It’s all about making a post look attractive to our readers and giving it that certain something that encourages our readers to return  again and again.  Maybe you are posting about a holiday that you have just taken, a wedding, a night out, a birthday celebration, or maybe you just want to illustrate your post with pictures to accentuate its content. For whatever reason, with Writer there is no need to just insert a picture and that’s the end of it, you can do so much more.

Here is a gorgeous picture of a black and white kitten.  It’s ideal for illustrating what you can do with the picture effects in Live Writer.  First of all, I shall place it to the left of this text and then I am going to apply Tilt to it, give it some contrast and crop it all from the Advanced tab in the Photo Menu.

Firstly I give it a Photopaper border. It now looks like a snap.  I also give it a Margin of 10 to the left hand side so that my text doesn’t butt right up to it. Next I click on the Advanced tab in the Picture menu which becomes available in Writer every time you click on a photo or picture, and then I shall  enlarge the picture to 350 Width.

Next I am going to give my picture some Contrast so that it really stands out by clicking on  Contrast and then adjust the sliders to 20+ for contrast and –5 for brightness followed by clicking on OK. Following that,  I will  add a watermark to the picture. I click on @Watermark from the Advanced tab. In the topmost box I type in my Watermark ‘Black and White Cat.’ followed by choosing my font Kristen ITC. Hmm.  It is hard to see at the moment as by default its positioned at the bottom right hand side of the photo. So by  moving it to the top left hand corner I can make my Watermark easier to see.  

The other choices in this Advanced tab are Rotate, Crop  and Tilt. Let’s try the Tilt one. This feature  allows you to tilt your photo either to the left or right in varying degrees. It looks very attractive if you do this when you have a line of photos in your post as well.  I will tilt my picture to the left by 5. Note how your text moves over to the side as you tilt your picture if you have text wrap. Next we will try some cropping of our picture and ‘home in’ on the cat’s face.

Cropping can be really useful if you have a photo or picture but it contains background information that you don’t want to include, or perhaps you just want to focus on a particular aspect of that photo. What you probably will notice as you drag the cropping lines around your photo is how the ‘ratio’ of the photo changes. However, you can keep the same ratio of the original  by choosing ‘original’ from the drop down box at the top left of the cropping window, or alternatively you can choose your own size from the drop down list if you wish. Note as well that you can always reverse any cropping by simply  choosing ‘Remove Crop’ at the bottom.

Next let’s  move onto the third tab in the picture menu, the Effects tab.  When clicked on it shows an empty box with a green plus sign and a red minus sign.  By clicking on the red plus sign, you will be presented with a list of effects to try out on your picture. These are as follows; Black and White, Sepia Tone, Adjust Temperature, Colour Pop, Sharpen,Gaussian Blur and Emboss.  Why not try them all out to see what effect suits your picture best?  You can always remove any of the effects if you are not happy with any of them by clicking on the minus sign.  So that you can see all each of the effects, I am showing my Black and White Cat picture below with each of the different effects applied.

Next post we’ll take a look at including a full photo album in your post (if you also have Windows Live Photo Gallery installed as well as Live Writer) and inserting a Map into your post to show the place that you have visited or are blogging about.

TG

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One of the brightest stars to appear on the Hollywood scene in 1929 was a golden knight gripping his mighty sword while standing atop a reel of film with five spokes. His greatest role has been to honor outstanding achievements in filmmaking. His name is Oscar®.

For one of the most recognized trophies the world over, the statuette’s dimensions are not nearly as imposing as the overwhelming emotions experienced by the individuals honored by a nomination or receiving the award itself. Oscar® is a mere 13 ½” and weighing 8 ½ lbs., standing regally atop a base of a film reel. The five spokes displayed on the black base represent the original branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.

Cedric Gibbons and Dolores del Rio

The original award presented at early ceremonies was gold-plated solid bronze. The statuette’s material changed over the years, such as during World War II, when there was a metal shortage, and the Oscars® were made of painted plaster. Once the war was over, wartime recipients were allowed to redeem their plaster figurines for gold-plated metal figures. Today Oscar® is constructed of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base rendered in an Art Deco style.

The Academy® initially named the statuette the Academy Award of Merit®, however Oscar® is what it’s most known for. Many rumors surround how the nickname of Oscar came about. One of the most well known is that of Bette Davis saying that the award resembled her first husband, band leader Harmon Oscar Nelson. Davis supposedly mentioned the term Oscar® when she received her Best Actress award for Dangerous in 1935. Walt Disney was rumored to use the moniker in 1932, and Time magazine made mention of Oscar® in 1934. The Authorized Version from the Academy® is based on a popular story about an Academy® librarian who remarked that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar. The Academy® officially adopted the nickname in 1939. However the name came about, it stuck. And many people today often refer to the award ceremony as The Oscars®.

From left to right: Douglas Fairbanks Sr., D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and Charles Chaplin, around the time they founded United Artists in 1919

Wings, Best Picture winner 1927

Two special awards were also presented that night. One to Warner Brothers for producing The Jazz Singer and one to Charlie Chaplin for writing, acting, directing and producing The Circus.

Yet today, no matter what you call the glam evening of a 1,000 stars or the gleaming knight holding a crusader’s sword, it all represents the best in Motion Picture achievement. Only now The Oscars® come complete with bright lights, designer dresses, and the all-important red carpet.

It may be a little different from what the early founders of the Academy® had in mind; but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

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On Oscar Sunday, March 7, 2010, New York-area members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 82nd Academy Awards® at GILT at The New York Palace hotel.

Since 1990, the Academy has hosted a New York Oscar celebration for its East Coast members, many of whom are previous Academy Award® winners and nominees.

“We’re delighted to be holding this year’s Oscar Night® party at this historic venue,” noted Bud Rosenthal, chairman of the Academy’s New York Events Committee. “The blending of old and new is a perfect expression of the tradition and innovation that we celebrate with the year’s films. And our celebration will only be enhanced by the artistry of GILT’s culinary team.”

The evening’s festivities will begin with a reception in the GILT Bar, renowned for its selection of signature cocktails. Following the reception, the invited guests will adjourn to the restaurant for a multi-course Oscar-themed dinner and live viewing of the 82nd Academy Awards telecast. Executive Chef Justin Bogle and Executive Pastry Chef David Carmichael will create a special menu for the occasion.

The New York Palace hotel incorporates the landmark Villard Mansion, which features elegant cathedral ceilings, gilded walls, carved moldings, and mosaic tile floors. GILT opened in 2006 and has since earned international acclaim. In 2009 the restaurant received two Michelin stars under Executive Chef Bogle, who at 28 was the youngest New York City chef to ever earn this distinction.

Highlights From the 2009 Celebration

Academy members got a chance to eat, drink and be merry while taking in the live telecast on February 22, 2009 at The Carlyle. Award-winning actress Elaine Stritch welcomed two 8-foot golden statues as part of the advance preparation for the Academy’s official New York Oscar Night Party. Guests included Geoffrey Rush, Patricia Neal, Rip Torn, Shirley Knight, Denis O’Hare, Burt Young, Celia Weston, Sylvia Miles, Amy Wright, Elaine Stritch, Tovah Feldshuh, Lisa Eichhorn, Tina Louise, Cynthia Wade, David Rasche, Sid Ramin, Nathaniel Kahn, Richard Barclay, Jimmy Picker, Robert Richter and Ken Ascher.

Please click on the images to enlarge.

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I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart. Psalm 119:32

As I read this verse, I picture a man running a race, not a morning jog, but running to win. Running with a purpose or goal before him. His fists are clenched. His body drenched in sweat, moving vigorously from side to side. This is the psalmist, running the faithful way of God’s commandments. He continues, “For you will enlarge my heart”.

As a Physical Therapy major, I have studied anatomy and physiology in great detail. It is a fact that as people run, the heart enlarges so that it can work more efficiently. Situations that would knock a normal person off their feet, will not affect this runner. In fact he can run longer and faster.

I don’t know how or if the psalmist knew the physiology of a runner’s heart. But similarly, as we run our race of faith day after day, our hearts also grow with a stronger love and passion for God, so that we may efficiently work for Him. So run! Run through the rain. Run through the mountains and the valleys. Run hard and fast. Put one foot in front of the other. It only training, or daily exercise, to build up your endurance. Running is strenuous and exhausting. But ask any runner and he will tell you it is an exhilarating exertion.

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Hey guys I made a new Header and this time it’s not made by Mac Storm it’s made by myself Here is what it looks like:

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Isn’t it cool. Man I just love it. And soon we’re going to have our own Mascot.

Man, I seriously love the header tell me what you think about it.

Read five articles on interpolation techniques and you’ll probably get five different recommendations … read the claims from software developers and you’ll find three or four are the ‘very best’. So, despite having ‘up-sized’ hundreds of images you might still be wondering … “have I done this the best possible way?” … “is there a way to get better results?”

Let’s look at the do’s and dont’s and compare the results of the most frequent recommendations, and hopefully put this to bed once and for all (or until the next ‘amazing’ piece of software hits the streets).

Quality
I’m assuming that the objective is a ‘professional’ image (fit for printing in large sizes) rather than something for a screen saver … for instance; Alamy require submissions of 48Mb jpeg files, so if you’re using anything less than an 18 megapixel camera you have to interpolate images – which must then get past Alamy’s pixel-peeping quality control. So, the givens will include that you’re working from a native RAW file, the original is decently sharp and exposed and that there’s a minimum of ‘corrective’ processing required on the image.

Sharpening should always be the last step in the workflow – so interpolate before sharpening. Excessive processing (in sharpening, softening, exposure and noise reduction) can cause ‘banding’ and blocky artifacts to appear after interpolation.

[sample images have no sharpening, in-camera or during processing]

[artifacts caused by any number of 'excessive' adjustments]

8 bit or 16 bit
Pretty much a no-brainer really. You’re after the best quality so start out with the most data in the image. 16 bit images will result in better interpolation.

A=original, 100% crop of colour gradient
B=15% increase of 16bit image
C=15% increase of 8 bit image – showing start of artifacts/blockiness
[within limitations of web image]

Genuine Fractals or Photoshop’s Bicubic
A seemingly never ending debate as is evident on many forums. So let’s look at some results.

A=original colour gradient, 100% crop
B=35% increase using Genuine Fractals
C=35% increase using Photoshop Bicubic Smoother

A=original with sharp detail, 100% crop
B=25% increase using Genuine Fractals
C=25% increase using Photoshop Bicubic Smoother

You might find one is preferable, but nothing in it to get your knickers in a twist.

PS Bicubic Smoother or PS Bicubic Sharper
Some photographers recommend using the Bicubic Sharper option for up-sizing images, suggesting the results are ’sharper’. (Despite that PS describes the two methods as ‘best for enlargement’ and ‘best for reduction’).

A=original, 100% crop
B=25% increase using Photoshop Bicubic Smoother
C=25% increase using Photoshop Bicubic Sharper

Comparing these images, it would appear the Bicubic Sharper option results in a better ‘clarity’ than the Bicubic Smoother method.

Bear in mind however that Bicubic Sharper obviously includes some sharpening of the image (as the name suggests). Obviously therefore, you would want to compare the results of Bicubic Smoother plus sharpening to the results of Bicubic Sharper.

However, as stated earlier, sharpening should be the very last step in the workflow and, if you are supplying the image to a stock agency, sharpening should be left to the buyer – who’s the only one who can decide how much sharpening is required for the printing process to be used.

So, Bicubic Sharper is not recommended for stock images.

One step or Stair interpolation
There was a time when many recommended increasing the size of the image in multiple small steps rather than in a large single step. I have not compared results (as I suspect it may have been necessary because of the capabilities of interpolation software at the time). It now seems to be generally accepted that stair interpolation will not produce better results.

Interpolation and Printing
Finally, in deciding which process to use for interpolation, you must consider the printing method to be used.

Evidently, the use of a stochastic raster (‘fractal’ or ’shape’ – as used in Genuine Fractals, S-Pline, etc) in the interpolation process is fine for inkjet printing and for photographic prints but a disaster for litho printing. So, if your image is destined for print, and you don’t know which print process, the safer option is Bicubic Smoother.

Conclusion
Certainly in terms of images for stock agencies, simply using the Bicubic Smoother in Photoshop for interpolation is as good as it gets … with the added benefit of saving all the cost of 3rd party plug-ins (which is not inconsiderable).

“Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; spare not, lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes.” Isaiah 54:2 (KJV)

It’s hard to sing when things are not going well with you, but that’s just what the prophet Isaiah prescribes specifically for those of us that may be going through tough times. He calls for the barren, the ones seemingly producing no fruit; to praise the Lord and prepare to be blessed by enlarging their tents and  making room for prosperity to move in.

Many of us lay in wait for God to do something miraculous, giving way to frustration and oppression when nothing seems to be happening. How do we enlarge our tents? What steps do we take to prepare to be blessed when our mindset has been stymied with doubt and unbelief? Lord can you show me somebody this has worked for already? Make it believable for me in my life! 

You need look no further than right where you are; the local fellowship, the church where God has placed you. The prophet Isaiah gives several instructions in our selected verse for today. Let’s focus on the instruction number two; “…let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations…”  Who is them?  You have to read all the way back to the beginning of chapter fifty-three to find the answer.

“Who hath believed our report, and to whom is the arm (power) of the Lord revealed?”

You must be submitted to your prophet of God in your local fellowship through whom the power of God has been revealed.  Then you must decide to let your prophet raise your level of thinking; expanding your mind and taking the limits off God. How big can you imagine?  Believe in the Lord and you will be established. Believe his prophet and you will prosper.

“Them” also includes fellow believers through whom the power of the Lord has been revealed. That’s why it’s so important to go to church and fellowship with the saints. God wants us to see people besides “pastor” who have worked the principles; who have been down and God raised them up. We have spent enough time listening to people on the same level (or worse) than we are. How about listening to those who have “been there” and “done that”?  I guarantee you this, you’ll never come in contact with “them” at home.

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Smilla Enlarger is a free, open source , portable software program for the Windows operating system that can be used to enlarge photos. The results depend on the resolution and quality of the source photo and the resolution increase entered by the user.

Based on original algorithms, this standalone software uses a number of filters that are designed to remove some of the typical artifacts generated by the enlarging process and “fill in” image information to achieve a much higher quality image than image enlargement algorithms typically employed in most applications.

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Hi guys! The Festival of Flight has started and there are 2 free items!

The first free item is the Green Propeller Hat!

It is located in the Plaza.

The next free item is located on the Tallest Mountain. To get to the Tallest Mountain you have to follow these steps:

First, go to the forest. (Click to enlarge)

Then, walk onto the Hot Air Balloon. It should take off in 5 seconds then you will get a screen like this:(Click to enlarge)

After 2 minutes you will land. Exit from the bottom door and then you will appear here: (Click to enlarge)

Now go to the bottom-left of the screen and you will see a crate of Jetpacks! (That’s the free item lol)

Also, here is newspaper #200!

Front Cover: (Click to enlarge)

Events: (Click to enlarge)

I hope you enjoyed my post! Have fun at the party!!!

-Storm 479

Anna, a dear friend I met via Freecycle.org, sent me this “quote of the day”:

‘Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.’

Didink tavo genį ir moterys stovės eilėje.

Ca tot omu’ care are blog , in urma cu ceva timp mi-am facut si eu cont pe Twitter . Recunosc ca imi place ce-i drept deoarece vezi ce mai scrie unu’ si altu’ , si iti promovezi si tu putin articolele

Si nu stiu de ce dar am impresia ca unii abuzeaza de acest lucru si ma enerveaza la culme cand trebuie sa imi rup degetul dand de scroll in jos , in incercarea de a trece peste toate linkurile unuia … am observat asta de mult timp dar pur si simplu nu aveam chef sa stau sa fac un articol din asta .

Multi dintre voi poate v-ati dat seama , altii poate nu . Insa cu siguranta daca deschideti un tab cu twitter-ul , va veti da seama imediat!
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Acum v-ati dat seama cu siguranta , nu? Ziceam de Vali Petcu aka Zoso .
Ok , am inteles treaba cum ca el e unul din bloggerii mari si cu influenta , dar ala nu aduce asa un pic a spam?
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Nu am nimic cu el , nici nu ii port pica pentru absolut nimic si pana la urma este treaba lui daca stau sa ma gandesc . Dar ma intreb oare … el face altceva in afara de Twitter , blogging and stuff? Adica aia ca viata personala?

Stiu ca ii ies bani din blog si din ce face … bravo lui . Insa oare nu conteaza si viata ta ca om? Sau vi se pare ok sa stai in casa si sa scrii articole . La un moment dat cedezi psihic si te duci p**ii de suflet (scuzati expresia)

Poate o sa fiu criticat pentru faptul ca am scris acest articol si o sa mi se spuna ca am facut articolul asta pentru trafic cum fac si altii , dar intai … think a second … m-ar incalzi cu ceva traficul atata timp cat nu castig nimic din blogging? I guess not!

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Mother’s Day recently passed and this year we wanted something special for Mom.

I asked my sister to come over my house so we could do a portrait shoot of the two of us so that I could get one blown up into an 11×14 canvas from Canvas on Demand.  I set up the tripod with the 50mm lens on the camera, grabbed the remote shutter release, and we headed out to the backyard for our shoot.

This was the final choice for the canvas and I just adore it!

While we were out there snapping away we decided to do some individual portraits for mom as well.

I printed as 8×10’s and she hung them with the canvas in her house.

Our pups were with us in the yard so we had them join us for individual portraits and a group portrait of the 4 of us!

You can’t get any cuter that these pups!!

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Oscar¨-nominated actress Anne Hathaway and Academy President Tom Sherak announced the nominees for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man” (The Weinstein Company)
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.)
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Matt Damon in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.)
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones” (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.)
• Helen Mirren in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Penélope Cruz in “Nine” (The Weinstein Company)
• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Coraline” (Focus Features), Henry Selick
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox), Wes Anderson
• “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney), John Musker and Ron Clements
• “The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS), Tomm Moore
• “Up” (Walt Disney), Pete Docter

Achievement in art direction

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics), Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro, Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
• “Nine” (The Weinstein Company), Art Direction: John Myhre, Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
• “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “The Young Victoria” (Apparition), Art Direction: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Achievement in cinematography

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Mauro Fiore
• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.), Bruno Delbonnel
• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Barry Ackroyd
• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Robert Richardson
• “The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics), Christian Berger

Achievement in costume design

• “Bright Star” (Apparition), Janet Patterson
• “Coco before Chanel” (Sony Pictures Classics), Catherine Leterrier
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics), Monique Prudhomme
• “Nine” (The Weinstein Company), Colleen Atwood
• “The Young Victoria” (Apparition), Sandy Powell

Achievement in directing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), James Cameron
• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Kathryn Bigelow
• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Quentin Tarantino
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate), Lee Daniels
• “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios), Jason Reitman

Best documentary feature

• “Burma VJ” (Oscilloscope Laboratories), A Magic Hour Films Production, Anders østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
• “The Cove” (Roadside Attractions), An Oceanic Preservation Society Production, Nominees to be determined
• “Food, Inc.” (Magnolia Pictures), A Robert Kenner Films Production, Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
• “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”, A Kovno Communications Production, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
• “Which Way Home”, A Mr. Mudd Production, Rebecca Cammisa

Best documentary short subject

• “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan, Province”, A Downtown Community Television Center Production, Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
• “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”, A Just Media Production, Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
• “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”, A Community Media Production, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
• “Music by Prudence”, An iThemba Production, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
• “Rabbit à la Berlin” (Deckert Distribution), An MS Films Production, Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Achievement in film editing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
• “District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Julian Clarke
• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Sally Menke
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate), Joe Klotz

Best foreign language film of the year

• “Ajami” (Kino International), An Inosan Production, Israel
• “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haddock Films Production, Argentina
• “The Milk of Sorrow”, A Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogrà/Vela Production, Peru
• “Un Prophète” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production, France
• “The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics), An X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production, Germany

Achievement in makeup

• “Il Divo” (MPI Media Group through Music Box), Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
• “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
• “The Young Victoria” (Apparition), Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), James Horner
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox), Alexandre Desplat
• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
• “Up” (Walt Disney), Michael Giacchino

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” (Sony Pictures Classics), Music by Reinhardt Wagner, Lyric by Frank Thomas
• “Take It All” from “Nine” (The Weinstein Company), Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
• “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best motion picture of the year

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), A Lightstorm Entertainment Production, James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
• “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.), An Alcon Entertainment Production, Nominees to be determined
• “District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Block/Hanson Production, Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
• “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production, Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), A Voltage Pictures Production, Nominees to be determined
• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production, Lawrence Bender, Producer
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate), A Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production, Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
• “A Serious Man” (Focus Features), A Working Title Films Production, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
• “Up” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Jonas Rivera, Producer
• “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios), A Montecito Picture Company Production, Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Best animated short film

• “French Roast” , A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production, Fabrice O. Joubert
• “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” (Brown Bag Films), A Brown Bag Films Production, Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
• “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)”, A Kandor Graphics and Green Moon Production, Javier Recio Gracia
• “Logorama” (Autour de Minuit), An Autour de Minuit Production, Nicolas Schmerkin
• “A Matter of Loaf and Death” (Aardman Animations), An Aardman Animations Production, Nick Park

Best live action short film

• “The Door” (Network Ireland Television), An Octagon Films Production, Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
• “Instead of Abracadabra”, (The Swedish Film Institute), A Directörn & Fabrikörn Production, Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
• “Kavi”, A Gregg Helvey Production, Gregg Helvey
• “Miracle Fish”, (Premium Films), A Druid Films Production, Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
• “The New Tenants”, A Park Pictures and M & M Production, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Achievement in sound editing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson
• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Wylie Stateman
• “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
• “Up” (Walt Disney), Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Achievement in sound mixing

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
• “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
• “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount), Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Achievement in visual effects

• “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
• “District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing) , Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
• “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Adapted screenplay

• “District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics), Screenplay by Nick Hornby
• “In the Loop” (IFC Films), Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate), Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
• “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) , Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Original screenplay

• “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Written by Mark Boal
• “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company), Written by Quentin Tarantino
• “The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Laboratories), Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
• “A Serious Man” (Focus Features), Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Up” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

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