Will "Up" make history as the first full-length animation movie to win the Oscars' Best Picture? Will Sandra Bullock finally get her first Oscar award for her portrayal of a tough mother who took care of a young man and nurtured his football skills in “The Blind Side”? Who between former spouses James Cameron of “Avatar” and Kathryn Bigelow of “The Hurt Locker” will win as Best Director?

Entertainment history will once again unfold in the prestigious and highly anticipated “82nd Academy Awards” airing live via satellite on ABS-CBN this Monday (March 8) at 9:30am with a primetime telecast on Studio 23 on Tuesday (March 9) at 7pm. Cable channel Velvet (SkyCable channel 53) also airs this television event on Monday (March 8) starting at 6:30 AM, with the primetime telecast the same day at 7 PM.

The biggest names in Hollywood gather to recognize various professionals in the film industry, including writers, directors and actors who exemplify excellence in their field.

Battling it out in the Best Motion Picture category are ten equally-deserving films namely “Avatar,” “The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious,” “A Serious Man,” “Up,” and “Up in the Air.” This is he first time in history where ten titles are vying for the award.

Former couple James Cameron (“Avatar”) and Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) are up against each other for the Directing category alongside Quentin Tarantino for “Inglourious Basterds,” Lee Daniels for “Precious,” and Jason Reitman for “Up in the Air.”

Meanwhile, everyone is all eyes on Sandra Bullock who earned her first Oscar nomination in the (might finally get her first ever Oscar win as she was nominated for the) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role category for her portrayal in “The Blind Side.” She is competing against actresses Helen Mirren (“The Last Station”), Carey Mulligan (“An Education”), Gabourey Sidibe (“Precious”) and Meryl Streep (“Julie and Julia”) who just broke her own record as the most nominated performer in Academy history by earning her 16th nod.

The 82nd Academy Awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will be held in the U.S. on March 7 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. The awards night will be hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin with teen stars Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart to serve as presenters.

Catch it live on ABS-CBN this Monday (March 8) at 9:30am with a primetime telecast on Studio 23 on Tuesday (March 9) at 7pm. Cable channel Velvet (SkyCable channel 53) also airs this television event on Monday (March 8) starting at 6:30 AM, with the primetime telecast the same day at 7 PM and an encore telecast on Saturday (Mar 13) at 7 PM.

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