And judging by the list of nominees, it looks as though Avatar is set for Oscar success as it’s managed to scoop an impressive eight nominations.
Mind you – so did 60’s drama An Education and war film The Hurt Locker – both of which are competing for the Best Film prize against Avatar when the ceremony takes place on February 21st.
Meanwhile George Clooney, Colin Firth and Andy Serkis have all been nominated for Best Actor whilst Carey Mulligan, Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep and Audrey Tautou have been selected for the Best Actress accolade.
And finally Skins actor Nicholas Hoult is hoping to take home the gong for Orange Rising Star but is facing stiff competition from Twilight’s Bella aka Kristen Stewart.
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