A producer of “The Hurt Locker” was barred from the Oscars Tuesday because he sent e-mails urging academy members to vote for his movie – instead of “Avatar.”.
James Cameron believes he has made the most successful environmental movie in history with Avatar . The Canadian director explained how his film, the top grossing film of all time and currently nominated for nine Oscars , was also an important contributor to raising environmental consciousness, at a recent Natural Resources Defense fundraiser. Read more…
A CO-PRODUCER of Oscars favourite The Hurt Locker has been banned from attending the awards ceremony after sending emails disparaging Avatar.
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
‘Hurt Locker’ producer Nicolas Chartier has apologized after sending out an e-mail requesting that ‘friends who vote for the Oscars’ vote for his film over ‘Avatar.’
James Cameron grabbed still more awards on his road to the Oscars. At Tuesday’s inaugural awards ceremony of the International 3D Society , Avatar won a half-dozen Lumiere Awards and a People’s Choice award for favorite live-action movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter .
LONDON: 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.The movies, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and ex-husband James Cameron respectively, were both nominated for eight awards at the BAFTAs.
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.
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.
Bigelow’s Iraq-war movie scooped six prizes at the British equivalent of the Oscars. She became the first woman to clinch the best-director Bafta, beating Cameron and Quentin Tarantino , among others. “Avatar” won two Baftas (for production design and special visual effects).
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.
