James Cameron’s juggernaut, “Avatar,” continued its dominance this week picking up a leading 9 Oscar nominations.  That number is matched only by one other film, the little Iraq-war thriller, “The Hurt Locker,” directed by Cameron’s ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow.  Here is the full rundown of this year’s Oscar contenders:

Best Picture

“Avatar”

“The Hurt Locker”

“The Blind Side”

“District 9″

“An Education”

“Inglourious Basterds”

“Precious”

“Up”

“A Serious Man”

“Up in the Air”

Actor in a Leading Role

Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”

George Clooney, “Up in the Air”

Colin Firth, “A Single Man”

Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”

Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Matt Damon, “Invictus”

Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”

Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”

Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”

Actress in a Leading Role

Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”

Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”

Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”

Carey Mulligan, “An Education”

Mery Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz, “Nine”

Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Crazy Heart”

Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”

Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”

Mo’Nique, “Precious”

Animated Feature

“Coraline”

“Fantastic Mr. Fox”

“Up”

“The Secret of Kells”

“The Princess and the Frog”

Directing

James Cameron, “Avatar”

Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”

Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”

Lee Daniels, “Precious”

Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”

Foreign Language Film

“Ajami”

“El Secreto de Sus Ojos”

“The Milk of Sorrow”

“The White Ribbon”

“Un Prophète”

Original Screenplay

“A Serious Man”

“The Hurt Locker”

“Up”

“The Messenger”

“Inglourious Basterds”

Documentary Feature

“Burma VJ”

“Food, Inc.”

“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”

“Which Way is Home”

“The Cove”