Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” swept 3-D blockbuster “Avatar” aside at the BAFTA British film awards on Sunday, picking up best film and best director among its six prizes and laying down a marker for the Oscars.
Intense war drama ‘The Hurt Locker’ and sci-fi spectacle ‘Avatar’ squared off Sunday the British Academy Film Awards.
Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” took an early lead at the BAFTA British film awards on Sunday, winning technical categories sound, editing and cinematography ahead of its big rival, the 3-D epic “Avatar.”
LONDON – The intense war drama “The Hurt Locker” and the blockbuster sci-fi spectacle “Avatar” are squaring off at the British Academy Film Awards — a curtain raiser for their Academy Awards battle in Los Angeles next month.
In an Oscar preview, ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ go head-to-head at British academy awards Awards – Academy Award – Hurt Locker – Avatar – Movies
The intense war drama “The Hurt Locker” and the blockbuster sci-fi spectacle “Avatar” are squaring off at the British Academy Film Awards — a curtain raiser for their Academy Awards battle in Los Angeles next month. British coming-of-age drama “An Education” is also a favorite for the London prizes, attended by a mix of homegrown celebrity and Hollywood imports.
Gritty Iraq thriller “The Hurt Locker” and blockbuster eco-extravaganza “Avatar” are squaring off at the British Academy Film Awards _ a possible preview of their showdown at the A
Gritty Iraq thriller The Hurt Locker and blockbuster eco-extravaganza Avatar are squaring off at the British Academy Film Awards.
LONDON, Feb 19 — Mirroring the Oscars, Britain’s top film awards the BAFTAs pit 3-D blockbuster “Avatar” against low-budget Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker”, directed by former husband and wife James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow respectively. The movies have eight nominations each, as does British film “An Education”, going into the awards ceremony on Sunday.
