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| Date |
Headline |
| January 12, 2010 |
7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti |
| February 12, 2010 |
Winter Olympics begin in Vancouver |
| April 20, 2010 |
Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico |
| May 2, 2010 |
Osama bin Laden killed by US forces in Pakistan |
| June 11, 2010 |
World Cup begins in South Africa |
| July 11, 2010 |
Spain wins World Cup |
| August 5, 2010 |
Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days are rescued |
| September 8, 2010 |
Apple unveils iPhone 4 |
| October 13, 2010 |
33 miners rescued from San Jose mine in Chile |
| November 2, 2010 |
Republicans win control of US House of Representatives in midterm elections |
| November 28, 2010 |
WikiLeaks releases classified US diplomatic cables |
| December 17, 2010 |
Tunisian street vendor sets himself on fire, sparking Arab Spring protests |
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Movies of the year
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| Movie Title |
Director |
Genre |
IMDb Rating |
| The Social Network |
David Fincher |
Drama |
7.7 |
| Inception |
Christopher Nolan |
Action, Sci-Fi |
8.8 |
| Toy Story 3 |
Lee Unkrich |
Animation, Adventure |
8.3 |
| Black Swan |
Darren Aronofsky |
Drama, Thriller |
8.0 |
| The King's Speech |
Tom Hooper |
Drama, History |
8.0 |
| 127 Hours |
Danny Boyle |
Adventure, Biography |
7.5 |
| True Grit |
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
Adventure, Drama |
7.6 |
| The Fighter |
David O. Russell |
Biography, Drama |
7.8 |
| Shutter Island |
Martin Scorsese |
Mystery, Thriller |
8.2 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 |
David Yates |
Adventure, Fantasy |
7.7 |
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Oscar award winner of year
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| Category |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
The Hurt Locker |
American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow |
| Best Director |
Kathryn Bigelow |
First woman to win the award for directing |
| Best Actor |
Jeff Bridges |
For his role in Crazy Heart |
| Best Actress |
Sandra Bullock |
For her role in The Blind Side |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Christoph Waltz |
For his role in Inglourious Basterds |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Mo'Nique |
For her role in Precious |
| Best Original Screenplay |
Mark Boal |
For The Hurt Locker |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Geoffrey Fletcher |
For Precious |
| Best Animated Feature |
Up |
Produced by Pixar Animation Studios |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
The Secret in Their Eyes |
Argentine crime thriller film directed by Juan Jos� Campanella |
| Best Original Score |
Michael Giacchino |
For Up |
| Best Original Song |
"The Weary Kind" |
From Crazy Heart, written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett |
| Best Cinematography |
Mauro Fiore |
For Avatar |
| Best Costume Design |
Sandy Powell |
For The Young Victoria |
| Best Documentary Feature |
The Cove |
Directed by Louie Psihoyos |
| Best Documentary Short Subject |
Music by Prudence |
Directed by Roger Ross Williams |
| Best Film Editing |
Bob Murawski and Chris Innis |
For The Hurt Locker |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling |
Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow |
For Star Trek |
| Best Production Design |
Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg |
For Avatar |
| Best Sound Editing |
Paul N. J. Ottosson |
For The Hurt Locker |
| Best Sound Mixing |
Paul N. J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett |
For The Hurt Locker |
| Best Visual Effects |
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones |
For Avatar |
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