LONDON (Reuters) – 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 Hurt Locker has pulverised Avatar at the BAFTA film awards, securing a big advantage for the Iraq war movie’s director ahead of the Oscars.
Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” dominated the BAFTA Awards, virtually shutting out ex-husband James Cameron’s “Avatar.”
Movie director Kathryn Biagelow made history and added to her awards season haul Sunday as “The Hurt Locker” soundly trounced “Avatar” at the UK’s top movie prize giving.
Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” swept 3-D blockbuster “Avatar” aside at the BAFTA film awards on Sunday, picking up best film and best director among its six prizes and laying down a marker for the Oscars.
“The Hurt Locker” was the big winner of this year’s British Academy Film Awards, or Baftas, as director Kathryn Bigelow repeatedly defeated her ex-husband James Cameron, maker of “Avatar.”
THE Hurt Locker beat off a tough challenge from Avatar – the world’s biggest-grossing movie ever – to take best film prize at the BAFTAs, Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars.
Britain’s love of the underdog triumphed Sunday as intimate war drama “The Hurt Locker” beat 3D spectacular “Avatar” to take six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards.
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.”
The intense war drama The Hurt Locker and the blockbuster sci-fi spectacle Avatar are squaring off at the BAFTAs.
