Jessica Chastain is set to star in Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden death movie.

James Cameron thinks ‘The Hurt Locker’ would have been better in 3D.

KATHRYN BIGELOW played field commander to bring her raw, relentless Iraq War thriller The Hurt Locker to the screen.

Kathryn Bigelow today celebrated winning a place in Oscars history after becoming the first woman to be named best director while her Iraq war drama 'The Hurt Locker' landed best film.

Kathryn Bigelow thinks her ex-husband James Cameron is an "extraordinary filmmaker".

Dubliner Richard Baneham has won an Oscar for his work on visual effects on 'Avatar', but it was director Kathryn Bigelow and 'The Hurt Locker' who emerged as the victors from the battle of the blockbusters at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night.

The Oscars kicked off today with a string of gags from hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin at the expense of the cream of Hollywood.

All eyes at tonight's Oscars will be on the showdown between 'Avatar' and 'The Hurt Locker'. Each has nine nominations.

British actors Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth were the stars of the Baftas - but sci-fi hit 'Avatar' failed to match its record-breaking box-office success with awards.

THE Hurt Locker emerged triumphant from the BAFTAs last night with Kathryn Bigelow pipping ex-husband James Cameron’s Avatar with a best director and best film double.

The Hurt Locker tonight swept to success at the Baftas with a best director and best film double.

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.

Blockbuster sci-fi spectacle 'Avatar' is tipped for big Oscar nominations success today in a list which could see director James Cameron pitted against his ex-wife.

The 65th Venice Film Festival gets under way today, with the premiere of a film starring heartthrobs George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

THE US has sent about 100 troops from Europe to west Africa to provide backup for a team assessing humanitarian needs in Liberia.

The US has sent about 100 troops from Europe to west Africa to provide backup for a team assessing humanitarian needs in Liberia.

With the tragic fate of the Kursk still in our minds, we return in time to the days of the Cold War when another Russian submarine found itself in deep water over a nuclear reactor facing meltdown.