They could not be more different films. But the mind-boggling special effects extravaganza Avatar and the gritty Iraq movie The Hurt Locker (which stars Jeremy Renner, recently rumoured to be in talks to play Marvel's Hawkeye) lead the way in the Bafta shortlists released today.
After that, the most nominations – seven – went to the sci-fi film District 9, with Inglourious Basterds six.
The former married couple James Cameron (Avatar) and Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) are each nominated in the best director category along with Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) and Neill Blomkamp for District 9.
The winners will be announced in a ceremony in London on February 21. For a full list of the nominations follow the link below.
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