The Hurt Locker Wins Big at BAFTAs

As we reported last week, Britain’s annual BAFTA awards (honoring excellence in the film, television and video game industries) took place last night. If the outcomes there were any indication of what we might see in L.A. on March 7, Kathryn Bigelow’s going to be one happy director. Her 2009 film, The Hurt Locker, won six of the eight categories it was nominated for, including Best Film, Director and Original Screenplay.

Avatar took home awards in the Special Visual Effects and Production Design categories. Other winners included Up In The Air for Adapted Screenplay and Up for Animated Film. As far as individual actors, Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan were named Leading Actor and Actress, and Christoph Waltz and Mo-Nique nabbed Supporting Actor and Actress awards.

Are any of these wins destined to repeat themselves at the Oscars in a couple of weeks? If history does indeed repeat itself, that might be the case. Last year, the BAFTAs named Slumdog Millionaire Best Film, and its director, Danny Boyle, was given the director award. Also, Kate Winslet won the Leading Actress award for her role in The Reader. These same people/films were given the equivalent recognition by the Academy a few weeks later across the pond.

You can check out the full list of BAFTA winners at their website.

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