‘Avatar’ and ‘Hurt Locker’ Lead Oscar Field - nytimes

LOS ANGELES— “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” took narrow leads in the Oscar race on Tuesday as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scattered its honors among an unusually wide field of contenders. Each film received nine nominations, including best picture and best director for James Cameron (“Avatar”) and Kathryn Bigelow (“Hurt Locker”). - 'Avatar' and 'Hurt Locker' Lead Oscar Field

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