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The Hurt Locker finished strong at this year's BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards, winning six of the eight awards for which it was nominated:

"The BAFTAs have done better at predicting the acting Oscar champs since the date change. Of the 36 acting Oscars handed out this decade, 22 went to BAFTA winners. In 2006 and 2007, all four BAFTA champs went on to win at the Oscars. Last year, three of the four BAFTA winners repeated at the Academy Awards; Mickey Rourke ("The Wrestler") was the exception.

However, this year the BAFTA track record is likely to be just two for four. The lead acting BAFTAs went to two homegrown stars, neither of whom is favored at the Oscars: Colin Firth winning the only award for 'A Single Man' and Mulligan doing the same for 'An Education.' However, the supporting BAFTAs were won by, no surprise, Christoph Waltz ('Inglourious Basterds') and Mo'Nique."

Full list of winners, AFTER THE JUMP…

WINNERS:

Best Film: 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Actor: Colin Firth, 'A Single Man'

Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, 'An Education'

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, 'Precious'

Best Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, 'Up in the Air'

Best Animated Film: 'Up'

Best Foreign Language Film: 'A Prophet'

The Orange Rising Star Award: Kristen Stewart

Production Design: 'Avatar'

Outstanding British Film: 'Fish Tank'

Best Makeup: 'The Young Victoria'

Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell, 'The Young Victoria'

Best Visual Effects: 'Avatar'

Best Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd, 'The Hurt Locker'

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Joe Dunton

Best Film Editing: 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Sound: 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Music: Michael Giacchino, 'Up'

Best Animated Short: 'Mother of Many'

Outstanding Debut: Duncan Jones, 'Moon'

Best Short Film: 'I Do Air'

Best Animated Short: 'Mother of Many'

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Nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globes were announced this morning, the Envelope reports:

George Clooney was nominated for best performance by an actor in a
drama for his role as a corporate downsizer, and costars Anna Kendrick
and Vera Farmiga were both nominated for best supporting actress. The
film also was nominated for best drama of the year, as well as best
director for Jason Reitman and best screenplay.

Joining "Up in the Air" in the best dramatic film category are
"Avatar," "The Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" and "Precious."
Vying for best actor in a drama along with Clooney are Jeff Bridges for
"Crazy Heart," Colin Firth for "A Single Man," Morgan Freeman for
"Invictus" and Tobey Maguire for "Brothers."

Actress Meryl Streep scored not one but two Golden Globe nods, for
"Julie & Julia" and "It's Complicated." Sandra Bullock and Matt
Damon were also double nominees: She was nominated for best actress in
a comedy/musical for "The Proposal" as well as for the drama "The Blind
Side." Damon earned a best actor nod for "The Informant!" and
supporting actor for "Invictus."

On the television front, "Big Love," "Dexter," "Mad Men," "House" and
"True Blood" were among the top nominees in the dramatic series
category. Nominations for best comedy series go to "30 Rock,"
"Entourage," "Glee," "Modern Family" and "The Office."

Tom Ford's adaptation A Single Man received nods for actor Colin Firth and supporting actress Julianne Moore.

Main categories, AFTER THE JUMP…

Best Motion Picture — Drama
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sadibe, Precious

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Tobey Maguire, Brothers

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It's Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Meryl Streep, It's Complicated
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Julia Roberts, Duplicity

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Matt Damon, The Informant
Daniel Day Lewis, Nine
Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo-Nique, Precious
Julianne Moore, A Single Man
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Penelope Cruz, Nine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon, Invictus
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Christopher Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Best Animated Feature Film
Coraline
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Princess and the Frog
Up

Best Foreign Language Film
Barria
Broken Embraces
A Prophet
The White Ribbon
The Maid

Best Director — Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Up in the Air
It's Complicated
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds

Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino, Up
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant
James Horner, Avatar
Abel Krozeniowski, A Single Man
Karen O. and Carter Burwell, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Original Song — Motion Picture
"I Will See You," Avatar
"The Weary Kind," The Crazy Heart
"Winter," Brothers
"Cinema Italiano," Nine
"I Want to Come Home," Everybody's Fine

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The Nobel Committee has awarded its 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama:

"[The President won the prize for] 'extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and
cooperation between peoples,' especially his work to reach out to the
Muslim world and to eliminate nuclear weapons around the globe."

The WaPo reports: "The announcement, less than nine months after Obama took office,
sparked immediate questions from reporters in Oslo about whether the
Nobel committee was acting prematurely in rewarding a world leader who
has outlined a lofty and ambitious agenda but has not yet made many
concrete steps toward realizing it. But Thorbjoern Jagland, chairman of the five-member Nobel committee,
said 'we have not given the prize for what may happen in the future. We
are awarding Obama for what he has done in the past year. And we are
hoping this may contribute a little bit for what he is trying to do.' In making the announcement, the committee said Obama has "created a
new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has
regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United
Nations and other international institutions can play."

The committee specifically cited Obama's speech about Islam in Cairo. The White House was not notified about the award before the 5 am announcement and has not commented.

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