'Avatar' gets Oscar nod

James Cameron's sci-fi epic 'Avatar' is among 10 movies nominated in the Best Picture category for the 2010 Academy Awards, it was announced today.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2010 - 13:43

James Cameron's sci-fi epic 'Avatar' is among 10 movies nominated in the Best Picture category for the 2010 Academy Awards, it was announced today.

'Avatar' recently surpassed Cameron’s multiple Oscar-winning 'Titanic' – and saw the director beat his own record when the film became the highest grossing movie ever.

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Courts Entertainment Oscars 2010 Place: Los Angeles Place: Burma Place: America Place: China Place: Sichuan province Place: Israel Place: Argentina Place: Peru Place: France Place: Germany Person: James Cameron Person: Cameron Person: Kathryn Bigelow Person: Quentin Tarantino Person: George Clooney Person: Bigelow Person: Tarantino Person: Jeff Bridges Person: Colin Firth Person: Morgan Freeman Person: Jeremy Renner Person: Matt Damon Person: Woody Harrelson Person: Christopher Plummer Person: Stanley Tucci Person: Christoph Waltz Person: Sandra Bullock Person: Helen Mirren Person: Carey Mulligan Person: Gabourey Sidibe Person: Meryl Streep Person: Penelope Cruz Person: Vera Farmiga Person: Maggie Gyllenhaal Person: Anna Kendrick Person: Mo’Nique Person: Neill Blomkamp Person: Nick Hornby Person: Jesse Armstrong Person: Simon Blackwell Person: Armando Iannucci Person: Tony Roche Person: Jason Reitman Person: Sheldon Turner Person: Mark Boal Person: Alessandro Camon Person: Oren Person: Joel Coen Person: Bob Peterson Person: Pete Docter Person: Tom McCarthy Person: Lee Person: Coco Person: Daniel Ellsberg Person: James Horner Person: Alexandre Desplat Person: Marco Beltrami Person: Hans Person: Michael Giacchino Person: Randy Newman Event: 2010 Academy Awards Event: Iraq war Event: Directors Guild of America Awards Event: Oscar Event: WWII Event: 2010 Oscars

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