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Early indications are that an Academy Awards telecast where "The Hurt Locker" topped the popular "Avatar" for best picture was popular with viewers.

David slew Goliath. The small independent war drama "The Hurt Locker" won six Academy Awards on Sunday night, including best picture and director for Kathryn Bigelow -- marking the first time a woman has taken home such an honor.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that should Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” be given the Best Picture Oscar, one of the film’s four credited producers will not be there to celebrate.

After recently sending an e-mail to selected Academy voters and other film industry figures in which he solicited votes for his own picture and disparaged one of the other contending films, the Academy has decided that “Locker” producer N

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Science-fiction adventure "Avatar" and war movie "The Hurt Locker" on Tuesday earned nine Oscar nominations each, including best movie, to lead the field in the competition for the world's highest film honors.