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'The Hurt Locker,' 'Avatar' Score Big in Oscar Nominations
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"The Hurt Locker," the taut Iraq war drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and "Avatar," the sci-fi spectacle directed by Bigelow's ex-husband James Cameron, led the Academy Award nominations Tuesday morning with nine nods apiece, officially turning this year's Oscar race into a battle of the exes, according to the Washington Post.
Both films were named in the best picture category, which expanded to include 10 contenders this year instead of the usual five, part of an Academy effort to make room for both prestige and populism, blockbusters as well as Brits. It worked. Five best picture nominees -- including "Up," "The Blind Side" and "District 9" -- have already hurdled the $200 million mark at the global box office. When last year's nominations were announced, the best picture category had a record-low $186.7 million in combined receipts -- the kind of loose change James Cameron might find under his couch cushions.
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