Avatar- the most sensation created movie in 2009 and 2010 bagged 9 nominations for the 82nd oscar awards, along with the Iraq war thriller "The Hurt Locker". Astonishingly, the movie "The Hurt Locker" also bagged 9 oscar nominations. This time the tough fight between these two movies make many eyebrows raise for the final winner.

For the first time since 1943 the Oscars feature 10 best-picture contenders instead of the usual five.

The Nominations are as Follows...

ART DIRECTION :           “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

CINEMATOGRAPHY:           “Avatar” Mauro Fiore

DIRECTION :               “Avatar” James Cameron

FILM EDITING :            “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE):   “Avatar” James Horner

BEST PICTURE :            “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers

SOUND EDITING :           “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

SOUND MIXING :            “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson

VISUAL EFFECTS :          “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

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