We were so excited to hear who was nominated for an Oscar that we were up at 3:30 am (!) in Cali to hear a very awake Anne Hathaway announce the nods with the Academy prez. And we've gotta say -- we called it! Back in November, we were quoted in ads for The Blind Side saying, "Sandra Bullock is a surefire Oscar nominee!" and she is! Woo hoo! Now, if only we were so spot on with lotto numbers...

Here's the official list of noms in the major categories:

Best Picture: 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.?
Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart; George Clooney, Up in the Air; Colin Firth, A Single Man; Morgan Freeman, Invictus; Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker.??
Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side; Helen Mirren, The Last Station; Carey Mulligan, An Education; Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ?Push? by Sapphire; Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia.?
Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, Invictus; Woody Harrelson, The Messenger; Christopher Plummer, The Last Station; Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones; Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds.??
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Nine; Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart; Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air; Mo?Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ?Push? by Sapphire.??
Director: James Cameron, Avatar; Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds; Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel ?Push? by Sapphire; Jason Reitman, Up in the Air.?
Adapted Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, District 9; Nick Hornby, An Education; Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, In the Loop; Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious: Based on the Novel ?Push? by Sapphire; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air.?
? Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker; Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds; Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, The Messenger; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man; Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy, Up.??
Animated Feature Film: Coraline; Fantastic Mr. Fox; The Princess and the Frog; The Secret of Kells; Up.