Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu) is proud to announce that a total of 53 graduates are credited on 22 Oscar®-nominated motion pictures this year and were involved in the production of nine out of the ten
Best Picture nominated films. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC,  March 7, 2010 at 8:00 PM EST.

Full Sail graduates are credited in categories including: Best Picture, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role, Animated Feature Film, Cinematography, Music, Directing, Visual Effects, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, and more. Graduate work includes the following films: Avatar, The Blind Side, Coraline, District 9, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Food, Inc., Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Bastards, Julie & Julia, Kavi, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, Nine, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push,” A Serious Man, Sherlock Holmes, A Single Man, Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Up, and Up in the Air.

“It is such an honor to celebrate our outstanding graduates all throughout the year,” said President of Full Sail University, Garry Jones. “Award season just further validates their incredible accomplishments and provides tremendous inspiration to our staff, current students, and faculty alike. We congratulate them all on another year of exceptional work.”

Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment and media industry. Founded in 1979, Full Sail has been recognized as one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs by Electronic Gaming Monthly, one of the Best Music Programs by Rolling Stone Magazine, and one of the Best Film Programs by UNleashed Magazine. In 2011, Full Sail received the “21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning Award” from the United States Distance Learning Association, was named the “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com.

Full Sail offers Master, Bachelor, and Associate campus and online degree programs in areas related to animation, art, business, education, graphic design, film, marketing, web development, music, recording arts, sports, and video games. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy®, GRAMMY®, ADDY®, MTV Video Music Award, and Spike Video Game Award nominated and winning projects.

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