From left to right, US screeenwriter Mark Boal, US director
Kathryn Bigelow, producer Greg Shapiro and French Nicolas
Chartier, pose for the photographers with their awards for
Best Film with their latest film ' The Hurt Locker'. Photo
by AP.
Iraq war drama
The Hurt Locker has won six
prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film
Awards.
Kathryn Bigelow took the best director prize for the film,
beating nominees that included her former husband,
Avatar director James Cameron.
The Hurt Locker also won prizes for original
screenplay, cinematography, editing and sound.
Avatar picked up awards for production design and
visual effects.
Avatar and The Hurt Locker both went into
Sunday's awards with nominations in eight categories,
including best picture.
The awards, known as BAFTAs, are considered an important
indicator of likely Oscar success.
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