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Bright Star is based on the true-life, three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which ended with Keats' untimely death from tuberculosis at age 25. Written and directed by the award-winning Jane Campion (The Piano).

The Blind Side is the remarkable true story of Baltimore Ravens' Michael Oher, who, as a homeless teenage African-American, was taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family in Memphis, TN -- a move that changed the lives of all involved. Sandra Bulloch won Best Actress Golden Globe and Oscar awards for her performance.

Inglourious Basterds is writer-director Quentin Tarantino's revenge-fantasy about a group of Jewish-American soldiers who spread fear throughout the Nazi regime through their terrifying war-time tactics. Christoph Waltz won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Who hasn't heard of the Twilight Saga? This is the second installment in the teen vampire series, based on the Stephenie Meyer novel of the same name. And this time, there's a werewolf...

















The Hurt Locker, about an elite bomb squad fighting in Iraq, won six Oscars at this year's ceremony, including Best Director, Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, and Best Picture. Director Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman in history to win a Best Director Oscar, and this year's ceremonies marked the first time that current or former spouses competed for the award (James Cameron, who was nominated for directing Avatar, is the ex-husband of Bigelow.)

An overweight, illiterate and abused teen strives to change her life in Harlem and finds the help and courage she needs after enrolling in an alternative school. The film won a Best Supporting Actress for Mo'Nique and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published or Produced, and won Golden Globe awards for Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) and Best Motion Picture - Drama.