James Cameron deeply disappointed: instead there was a possible nine Oscars for his sci-fi masterpiece “Avatar” only three awards, and the only Sub-category. Big winner was surprisingly the Iraq war drama “Hurt Locker” with six Oscars.
Actually, the night of nights in Hollywood, should not gold this time, but blue. But the Academy is not crowned the audience favorite “Avatar” to the big Oscar winner, but the Iraq war film “The Hurt Locker”.


The longer the evening, the frosty became the face of James Cameron – to him with the award of the competitors’ Deadly Command – The Hurt Locker “as best film, finally, the arduous final smile froze: The Academy has once more against the large audience favorite, “Avatar – Setting out for Pandora,” and decided instead of the most successful movie of all time, the ambitious Iraq war drama “Deadly Command – The Hurt Locker ‘overwhelmed a team of bomb experts with Oscars. And, although producer Nicolas Chartier ahead with an anti-avatar-e-mail to jury members had provided plenty of anger and was banished to the Oscar gala.

Six in number, there were Oscars for “Hurt Locker”, including the two prices in the royal classes for Best Film and Best Director Kathryn Bigelow. For the first time a woman won the coveted Oscar – Ironically, James Cameron’s ex-wife, who was the director of this award, however, in the run even awarded himself as a “worthy”. “Avatar” won three awards, but only in the more technical Sub-category, such as Visual Effects, Camera and equipment.

Jeff Bridges was honored for his outstanding performance as the drunken country veteran in “Crazy Heart” after the fifth at last with the Oscar nomination for best actor. The entire Kodak Theater paid tribute to the “Dude” with standing ovations, Bridges thanked detail, fought back tears.


The Austrian Christoph Waltz reaped by Palm in Cannes, as expected, also an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. As gruesome SS man in “Inglourious Basterds” by Quentin Tarantino, the effusively thanked Waltz, Waltz won the Oscar jury. A Commentary on the Red Carpet will pave that irrespective of the price of a German-speaking actor to many local filmmakers a headache, Christoph Waltz said: “In the U.S. films are made as art and sold as a commodity – in Germany it is the other way. ”

Even in the female In addition to performers prevailed with Mo’Nique, the favorite. She mimes in the drama “Precious – Life is precious,” a frighteningly brutal mother.

The big losers of the evening was George Clooney’s “Up in the Air, which went out completely empty, despite six nominations and” Inglourious Basterds, “which was recorded in fewer than eight nominations just the price of Christoph Waltz.

The contribution Deuscht “White Band” had been regarded as a favorite, although in the run for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, but went against the Argentine thriller “El secreto de sus ojos” the loser. One of the biggest laughs in a rather poor gala highlights scored director Juan Jose Campanella, when he thanked the Academy, Na’vi that this was not recognized as foreign and “Avatar” is not permitted, therefore, for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Show your support to your favorite movies with custom silicone bracelets.

As was expected, as best animated film “Top” awards, plus there’s still an Oscar for best film music.

The Moderators duo Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin could unfortunately not equal to the turbulent far show by Hugh Jackman in the last year, looked good and homely. When the two with the greeting from James Cameron 3D glasses touched down and Nominating Queen Meryl Streep as the actress with the most Oscar-defeats “mocked, there’s at least muted applause.

Highlight of the evening was the latest trend due back at Hollywood’s horror classic, presented by the “Twilight” stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. As excerpts from “Jaws,” “Shining,” “Nightmare on Elm Street”, “Halloween,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Psycho,” “Alien,” “The Exorcist” and “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” on the screen flickered, got the only time the pulse is noticeably upwards.