2010 Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and 'Avatar' and 'The Hurt Locker ' tied with nine nominations, including one for best picture and best director. This will put James Cameron in competition with his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow.

Also nominated in the Best Picture category are 'The Blind Side'; 'District 9'; 'An Education'; 'Inglourious Basterds'; 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'; 'A Serious Man'; 'Up'; and 'Up in the Air.'

Competing in the best supporting actress category will be Mo'Nique for 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.' The film itself is a Best Picture nominee and received six nomination in total, including one for lead actress Gabourey Sidibe.

Lee Daniels became the first African American director nominated since John Singleton received one in 1991 for 'Boyz N the Hood.'

Also receiving a nomination was 'The Princess and the Frog' for Best Animated film.

The 82nd annual Academy Awards will air on March 7 at 8 p.m. EST (5 p.m. PST) and broadcast live from Los Angeles on ABC.

Here is the list of nominees:

1. Best Picture: 'Avatar'; 'The Blind Side'; 'District 9'; 'An Education'; 'The Hurt Locker'; 'Inglourious Basterds'; 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'; 'A Serious Man'; 'Up'; 'Up in the Air'

2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'; George Clooney, 'Up in the Air'; Colin Firth, 'A Single Man'; Morgan Freeman, 'Invictus'; Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker'

3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side'; Helen Mirren, 'The Last Station'; Carey Mulligan, 'An Education'; Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'; Meryl Streep, 'Julie and Julia'

4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, 'Invictus'; Woody Harrelson, 'The Messenger'; Christhopher Plummer, 'The Last Station'; Stanley Tucci, 'The Lovely Bones'; Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'

5. Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz, 'Nine'; Vera Farmiga, 'Up in the Air'; Maggie Gyllenhaal, 'Crazy Heart'; Anna Kendrick, 'Up in the Air'; Mo'Nique, 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'

6. Director: Kathyrn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'; James Cameron, 'Avatar'; Lee Daniels, 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'; Jason Reitman, 'Up in the Air'; Quentin Taratino, 'Inglourious Basterds'

7. Foreign Film: Ajami,' Israel; 'El Secreto de Sus Ojos,' Argentina; 'The Milk of Sorrow,' Peru; 'Un Prophète,' France; 'The White Ribbon,' Germany

8. Adapted Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp, 'District 9'; Nick Hornby, 'An Education'; Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, 'In The Loop'; Geoffrey Fletcher, 'Precious: Based On The Novel Push by Sapphire'; Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, 'Up in the Air'

9. Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, 'The Hurt Locker'; Quentin Taratino, 'Inglourious Basterds'; Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman, 'The Messenger'; Joel & Ethan Coen, 'A Serious Man'; Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, 'Up'

10. Animated Feature Film: 'Coraline'; 'Fantastic Mr.Fox'; 'The Princess and the Frog'; 'The Secret of Kells'; 'Up'

11. Art Direction: 'Avatar'; 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'; 'Nine'; 'Sherlock Holmes'; 'The Young Victoria'

12. Cinematography: Mauro Fiore, 'Avatar'; Bruno Delbonnel, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'; Barry Ackroyd, 'The Hurt Locker'; Robert Richardson 'The Hurt Locker'; Christian Berger, 'The White Ribbon'

13. Sound Mixing: 'Avatar'; 'The Hurt Locker'; 'Inglourious Basterds'; 'Star Trek'; 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'

14. Sound Editing: 'Avatar'; 'The Hurt Locker'; 'Inglourious Basterds'; 'Star Trek';'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen';

15. Original Score: James Horner, 'Avatar'; Alexandre Desplat, 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'; Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders, 'The Hurt Locker'; Hans Zimmer, 'Sherlock Holmes'; Michael Giacchino, 'Up'

16. Original Song: 'Almost There' from 'The Princess and the Frog' Music and Lyric by Randy Newman; 'Down in New Orleans' from 'The Princess and the Frog' Music and Lyric by Randy Newman; 'Loin de Paname' from 'Paris 36' Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas; 'Take It All' from 'Nine' Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston; 'The Weary Kind' from 'Crazy Heart' Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

17. Costume: 'Bright Star'; 'Coco Before Chanel'; 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'; 'Nine'; 'The Young Victoria'

18. Documentary Feature: 'Burma VJ'; 'The Cove'; 'Food, INc.'; 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers'; 'Which Way Home'

19. Documentary (short subject): 'China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province'; 'The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner'; 'The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant'; 'Music by Prudence'; 'Rabbit à la Berlin'

20. Film Editing: 'Avatar'; 'The District 9'; 'The Hurt Locker'; 'Inglourious Basterds'; 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'

21. Makeup: 'Il Divo'; 'Star Trek'; 'The Young Victoria'

22. Live Action Short 'The Door'; 'Instead of Abracadabra'; 'Kavi'; 'Miracle Fish'; 'The New Tenants'

23. Animated Short Film: 'French Roast'; 'Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty'; 'The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)'; 'Logorama'; 'A Matter of Loaf and Death'

24. Visual Effects: ' 'Avatar'; 'District 9'; 'Star Trek'