Colin Firth nominated for Best Actor Academy Award (From Daily Echo)

Colin Firth nominated for Best Actor Academy Award

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HAMPSHIRE actor Colin Firth has been nominated for an Oscar.

The Academy have nominated him for his performance in A Single Man.

The 49-year-old, who lived in Winchester and attended Barton Peveril is up against Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), George Clooney (Up In The Air) and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker).

A Single Man

A Single Man is the story of Britsh lecturer George Falconer in 1960's America, coming to terms with the loss of his gay partner.

The 82nd Academy Awards will be held on March 7 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Partial list of Academy Award Nominations

:: Best actor

• Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
• George Clooney (Up In The Air)
• Colin Firth (A Single Man)
• Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
• Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)

:: Best supporting actor

• Matt Damon (Invictus)
• Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
• Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
• Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
• Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

:: Best actress

• Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
• Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
• Carey Mulligan (An Education)
• Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
• Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)

:: Best supporting actress

• Penelope Cruz (Nine)
• Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air)
• Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)
• Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air)
• Mo'Nique (Precious)

:: Best adapted screenplay

• District 9 - Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell An Education - Nick Hornby
• In The Loop - Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• Precious - Geoffrey Fletcher
• Up In The Air - Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

:: Best original screenplay

• The Hurt Locker - Mark Boal
• Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino
• The Messenger - Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
• A Serious Man - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• Up - Bob Peterson, Pete Docter (story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy)

:: Best film

• Avatar
• The Blind Side
• District 9
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Precious
• A Serious Man
• Up
• Up In The Air

:: Best director

• Avatar - James Cameron
• The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow
• Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino
• Precious- Sapphire Lee Daniels
• Up In The Air - Jason Reitman