Lee Daniels is only the second black filmmaker in 82 years of Oscar to be nominated for the prestigious Best Director award. So much for progress–or history moving forward.

"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air" 

A List of all films that received two or more Oscar nominations.

Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air

Vera Farmiga's mom was more nervous than the supporting actress nom just before Tuesday morning's announcements were made. "She was panicking because she was watching E! and it was :33 and :34 after the hour, and they weren't switchng over," the actress said, but once her name was called, the whole morning became sort of surreal. "I'm pretty sober about this whole thing. I loathe announcements where you're waiting for your name to be called, but now it's nice that we (the cast of 'Up in the Air') can hold hands through all of this. And it's pretty great to hold George Clooney's hand."

"She was panicking because she was watching E! and it was :33 and :34 after the hour, and they weren't switchng over," the actress said, but once her name was called, the whole morning became sort of surreal. "I'm pretty sober about this whole thing. I loathe announcements where you're waiting for your name to be called, but now it's nice that we (the cast of 'Up in the Air') can hold hands through all of this. And it's pretty great to hold George Clooney's hand."