‘Hurt Locker’ Rules the Academy Awards
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the best directing Oscar, as her Iraq war drama Hurt Locker took six prizes, including best film.
“It’s the moment of a lifetime,” said Bigelow–only the fifth woman to be nominated in Academy Awards history.
She praised her fellow nominees “who have inspired me for decades”, and [...]
‘Hurt Locker’ outsweeps ‘Avatar’ at BAFTA
The 2010 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards unfolded as expected today, with top honors going to Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War drama ‘The Hurt Locker.’
The film swept the ceremony, winning six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Bigelow), Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay.
‘Avatar’–which is viewed as ‘The Hurt Locker’’s biggest threat [...]
