James Cameron, right, and Kathryn Bigelow, ex-spouses competing for the award for best pictue, applauded Hollywood legends Lauren Bacall and Roger Corman, who received Governors Awards. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)
Producer Fisher Stevens, Ric O'Barry, and director Louie Psihoyos accepted the Oscar for best documentary feature for "The Cove," about the plight of dolphins in Japan. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Jeff Bridges, as expected, took home the award for best actor for his role as a washed up country singer in "Crazy Heart." It's the first win for the veteran actor who was first nominated more than 40 years ago for "The Last Picture Show." The audience gave him a standing ovation as he rose to accept his award, which he dedicated to his mother and famous father Lloyd Bridges. (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Kathryn Bigelow was the big winner of the night, becoming the first woman to win best director for "The Hurt Locker." As she rose to accept her award, the audience, including her ex-husband and chief rival for best director, James Cameron, stood and clapped. Barbra Streisand who announced the winner said, "The time has come," before saying Bigelow's name. Bigelow called it the "moment of a lifetime" and dedicated the award to the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bigelow also accepted the award for best picture, which beat about blockbuster "Avatar." (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Sandra Bullock beat out the most-ever nominated actress Meryl Streep for the award of best actress for her role in "The Blind Side." As she walked to the stage, she jokingly rebuffed Streep's hug, later calling her one of the "best kissers." Accepting the award, she said, "Did I really earn this or just wear ya'll down?" Holding back tears, Bullock accepted the Oscar on behalf of "moms who take care of babies no matter where they came from," perhaps a reference to her role as stepmother to husband Jesse James' three children. She also thanked her mom "Helga B." (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
Oscar hosts Alec Baldwin, right, and Steve Martin put on 3-D glasses in order to see James Cameron, who directed the blockbuster "Avatar" using three-dimensional technology. The hosts sparred like they were on the set of "Saturday Night Live." (Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo)
It was no surprise when Christoph Waltz received the award for best supporting actor for his role as Nazi Colonel Landa in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Bastereds." He has swept in the same category at previous award ceremonies. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Geoffrey Fletcher seemed caught off guard for his win for best adapted screenplay for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire." In a huge upset, he beat out Jason Reitman, the writer and director of "Up in the Air." (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Writer Mark Boal won for best original screenplay for "The Hurt Locker." Boal, a journalist who was embedded with a bomb unit in Iraq, translated his experience to the screen. Boal and the film recently came under fire from an Army sergeant who is suing them for using his identity as the basis for the film's main character. (Michael Caulfield/WireImage/Getty Images)
As expected, Mo'Nique picked up the award for best supporting actress award for her role as the abusive mother in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire." As she walked to the stage to accept her award she received a standing ovation. Mo'Nique thanked the academy for proving with her award that "it can be about the performance and not about the politics." She also thanked Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to win an Academy Award, for paving the way. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
TV star Neil Patrick Harris opened the Oscar telecast with a big song and dance number reminiscent of his turn last year as host of the Emmy Awards. (Michael Caulfield/WireImage/Getty Images)
Co-hosts Steve Martin (L) and Alec Baldwin arrived onstage at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards amid scantily clad dancers and feather boas. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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