With 10 films nominated this year for Best Picture, and 'Avatar,' and 'The Hurt Locker' leading the pack, the other nominees haven't been a factor in the race. Could there be a shocker in the making come Sunday night when awards are announced?

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's another look at the 10 films nominated for Best Picture

'Avatar' - Directed by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, and Stephen Lang,

'The Blind Side' - Directed by John Lee Hancock, and starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins, and Jae Head

'District 9' - Directed by Neill Blomkamp, and starring Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, and Sylvaine Strike

'An Education' - Directed by Lone Scherfig, and starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, and Sally Hawkins

'The Hurt Locker' - Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, and Guy Pearce

'Inglourious Basterds' - Directed by Quentin Taratino and starring Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl, Eli Roth, Samm Levine, B.J. Novak, and Til Schweiger

'Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire' - Directed by Lee Daniels, and starring Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Paula Patton, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, and Lenny Kravitz

'A Serious Man' - Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, and starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Wagner, Jessica McManus, and Adam Arkin

'Up' - Directed by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson and featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, and Jerome Ranft

'Up in the Air' - Directed by Jason Reitman, and starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton, Danny McBride, J.K. Simmons, and Tamala Jones