Low budget The Hurt Locker beats Avatar by Zuzana Zelenakova

Low budget war drama The Hurt Locker dominated this years´ Oscars. Although the movie directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who was married to James Cameron by the way and reportedly has never been to Oscars before, was favored by the critics, no one expected it would beat Avatar and its magical and colorful world of Pandora. The Hurt Locker filmed in Jordan tells a story of three members of US Army bomb squad in Iraq. It stars actors quite unknown to broader public such as Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie or Brian Geraghty. However, also more famous Evangeline Lilly or Ralph Fiennes took part. The movie earned six Academy Awards, including for the best picture and the best direc! tor. Barbra Streisand announced the Oscar for Best Director and was more than happy to pass it to the first woman in history to win in this category, Kathryn Bigelow. Later, Bigelow said she hopes she is only the first one in a row of female directors to reach this Olympus of filmmaking. "And of course, I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker," Bigelow said. "And I long for the day when that modifier can be a moot point, but I'm ever grateful if I can inspire some young intrepid tenacious male or female filmmaker, and have them feel that the impossible is possible. Never give up on your dream." The other Oscars The Hurt Locker won were for original screenplay, sound editing, sound mixing and film editing. For comparison, Avatar earned three Oscars, including the one for visual effects. Jeff Bridges was awarded an Oscar for Best Actor for the role of country musician in Crazy Heart, while Sandra Bullock was named Best Actress for the role of a mother that helps a t! roubled youngster in The Blind Side. During her acceptance spe! ech she couldn´t hold back tears and dedicated the award to all mothers.

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by Zuzana Zelenakova for SigEx Ventures (http://sigexventures.com)

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