.jpg)
'THE HURT LOCKER' DOMINATES THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
The Hurt Locker won big Sunday night at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, scoring Oscars in some of the night's most prestigious categories, including best director and best picture. The Iraq War drama beat out the nine other best picture-nominated films -- winning six of nine awards. The event's other leading nominated film, Avatar, scored three Oscars, including visual effects.
It was a night of firsts for some categories and nominees. Kathryn Bigelow took home best director for The Hurt Locker, marking the first time a woman has ever won an Oscar in the category. Bigelow and The Hurt Locker beat out her ex-husband James Cameron and his high-grossing flick, Avatar in several other categories, including sound mixing and sound editing. Jeff Bridges scored the best actor award for his role as a country music star in Crazy Heart. He's been nominated a total of five times, but this was his first-ever win. First time best actress nominee Sandra Bullock won for her role in The Blind Side, which meant Meryl Streep went home Oscar-less for the 16th time.
~Click "Read More" for a complete list of winners~