BAFTA Snubs ‘Avatar’, Picks ‘The Hurt Locker’ as Best Picture
James Cameron‘s ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director for “The Hurt Locker” making her the first female to win the award in 63 years! Kathryn bested his ex-husband Cameron, the director of two highest-grossing movies of all time–Avatar and Titanic!
The Hurt Locker also won Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and the coveted Best Picture award. Can she also beat her ex-husband at the Oscars and be the first female Best Director awardee in the history of the Academy Awards? We will find out on March 7.
For the meantime, here is the complete list of winners for the 2010 BAFTA Awards:
Best Film
* The Hurt Locker
Best Actor
* Colin Firth – A Single Man
Best Actress
* Carey Mulligan – An Education as Jenny Miller
Best Animated Film
* Up – Pete Docter
Best Cinematography
* The Hurt Locker
Best Costume Design
* The Young Victoria
Best Director
* Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
Best Editing
* The Hurt Locker
Outstanding British Film
* Fish Tank
Best Film Not in the English Language
* A Prophet (Un prophète) • France
Best Makeup and Hair
* The Young Victoria
Best Music (Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music)
* Up – Michael Giacchino
Best Production Design
* Avatar
Best Adapted Screenplay
* Up in the Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Best Original Screenplay
* The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal
Best Sound
* The Hurt Locker
Best Supporting Actor
* Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa
Best Supporting Actress
* Mo’Nique – Precious as Mary Lee Jones
Best Special Visual Effects
* Avatar
Best Short Animation
* Mother of Many
Best Short Film
* I Do Air
Outstanding Debut by a British director, writer or producer
* Duncan Jones (Director) – Moon
The Orange Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
* Kristen Stewart
Academy Fellowship
* Vanessa Redgrave
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