For those who went to bed early last night……

The Hurt Locker swept the 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony here winning six out of nine trophies, becoming the lowest grossing movie ever to win the ultimate Hollywood award. Its maker Kathryn Bigelow is the first female director to win the Oscar.

Set in Iraq, it follows a bomb disposal unit and captures the tension and danger as they seek to defuse explosives in cars, under dirt and strapped on people.

According to pundits, ticket sales for The Hurt Locker was just $21 million, making it the lowest-grossing best-picture winner ever.

Another winner was the inspirational Precious, which racked up three wins, including a supporting actress award for Mo’Nique.

Jeff Bridges won the best actor prize for his role as a washed up country singer in the film Crazy Heart. He dedicated his prize to his parents.

Sandra Bullock was named the best actress for “The Blind Side”, in which she plays a high society woman who takes in an impoverished black kid and turns him into a football star.

Christopher Waltz won the best actor in a supporting role award for playing the scheming Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”, a film based on World War II.