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AP - 'Hurt Locker" wins best picture at UK awards

Posted by: joeoftexas on Feb 21, 13:35 in response to JMT's post Avatar, Bigelow, Streep, possibly Clooney ? Yes ...?

AP - 'Hurt Locker" wins best picture at UK awards

 

LONDON – Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" has won six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards.

Kathryn Bigelow took the best director prize for the film, beating nominees that included her former husband, "Avatar" director James Cameron.

"The Hurt Locker" also won prizes for original screenplay, cinematography, editing and sound. "Avatar" picked up awards for production design and visual effects.

"Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" both went into Sunday's awards with nominations in eight categories, including best picture.

The awards, known as BAFTAs, are considered an important indicator of likely Oscar success.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

LONDON (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow has taken the best-director prize at the British Academy Film Awards for the Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker."

Bigelow beat nominees that included her former husband, "Avatar" director James Cameron.

"The Hurt Locker" has also won prizes for original screenplay, cinematography, editing and sound. "Avatar" picked up awards for production design and visual effects.

"Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" both went into Sunday's awards with nominations in eight categories, including best picture.

The awards, known as BAFTAs, are considered an important indicator of likely Oscar success.

 

The official winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 (BAFTAS)... joeoftexas Feb 21, 12:43

Avatar, Bigelow, Streep, possibly Clooney ? Yes ...? {nm} JMT Feb 21, 12:56

AP - 'Hurt Locker" wins best picture at UK awards joeoftexas Feb 21, 13:35

Wow. That makes the oscars very interesting indeed ! {nm} JMT Feb 21, 14:39

Disarming explosive devices can be addictive. Cinematography, director... well, it's acceptable. But best film?! And best screenplay?! Diapason Feb 21, 14:46

you missed the point. {nm} adrenalin112 Feb 21, 14:58

vat is ze point? Apart from me being so dumb or so insensitive :) {nm} Diapason Feb 21, 15:11

not at all calling you dumb or insensitve. rather its quite likely at no fault of your own that your incapable of understanding or relating adrenalin112 Feb 21, 18:12

I certainly cannot myself relate to SSG James (though Renner does a superb job at portraying him). I am not a "service person" but in Diapason Feb 21, 20:29

I think Hurt Locker is way overrated. I can't even believe it is getting all this praise, especially in terms of screenplay which was bland. {nm} Laprawler509 Feb 21, 13:00

I love opinions from people who have no soul. {nm} BuenaOnda Feb 21, 13:57

And I love people who can't accept opinions diiferent from theirs mafia_big Feb 21, 14:25

I love people who agree with everything I say. secretstalker Feb 21, 14:58

I love poeple who give me money {nm} sneak Feb 21, 14:59

You'd love them looong time... ;-) {nm} Facto Feb 21, 15:10

Got that right!!! :) {nm} secretstalker Feb 21, 15:46

its what makes us americans. we punch people in the face for having differing opinions. ;) {nm} adrenalin112 Feb 21, 14:59

I agree. I thought it fell of in the last third and didn't really amount to anything. Renner was great though! {nm} Apokalips Feb 21, 19:02





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