'And the award goes to':Kathryn or Cameron

How do you feel when your 'ex' gives you problem on stage?!Sounds different?That is what award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is doing to James Cameron,her ex-husband.She not only posed as a stiff competitor in the recently held British Academy of Film and Television Arts(BAFTAs) awards but also won the Best Director award for her war-thriller movie,The Hurt Locker.Her movie also piled up awards in other categories such as Best Film,Original Screenplay,Sound,Editing and Cinematography.At the other end,James Cameron took home awards in the Production Design and Special Visual Effects categories for his $237 million(official estimate) sci-fi mega block-buster,Avatar.Other estimates put the cost between $280 million and $310 million for production, and at $150 million for promotion.

The hurt locker,entirely shot in Jordan portrays the lifestyle and mindset of the members of the US ARMY Explosive Ordnance Disposal(EOD) team.This is a war thriller movie showing the tactics used by the Army team in detecting and diffusing bombs.The title is slang for being injured in an explosion, as in 'they sent him to the hurt locker'.
Avatar,set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora.The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi.The film's title refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi bodies used by several human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora.

Now everyone's eyes are on the the most prestigious awards,The Oscars.
Kathryn has won 5 BAFTAs and James Cameron 2.

The Hurt Locker has been nominated in the following 9 categories:
Writing (Original Screenplay),
Sound Mixing,
Sound Editing,
Best Picture,
Music (Original Score),
Film Editing,
Directing,
Cinematography,
Actor in a Leading Role.

Avatar has been nominated in the following 9 categories:
Art Direction,
Cinematography,
Directing,
Film Editing,
Music (Original Score),
Best Picture,
Sound Editing,
Sound Mixing,
Visual Effects.

So, as you can see both the movies have been nominated in 9 categories each.These movies have locked horns in 6 categories.I'm dying to see which movie will sweep the Oscars this year.Let us wait and watch....