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Independent Spirit Award Nominees Due Dec. 1
Taraji P. Henson, Matt Dillon to announce contenders.
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It’s perhaps the most anticipated head-to-head competition in Oscar history.
Kathryn Bigelow’s low-budget indie war film, “The Hurt Locker,” and James Cameron’s 3D mega-blockbuster “Avatar,” both nominated for nine Oscars Tuesday, are going directly against one another for Director and Best Picture, among other categories.
Oh, and of course, Bigelow and Cameron used to be married.
Which film is going to win the big Best Picture prize on March 7?
TheWrap breaks down the competition.
Taraji P. Henson and two-time Spirit Award winner Matt Dillon will announce nominees for the 2010 Spirit Awards on Dec. 1 at 8 a.m. at the Sofitel LA Hotel.
The Spirit Awards are presented annually by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Marking the 25th anniversary of the Spirit Awards, winners will be unveiled at a late-night celebration on Friday, March 5, at LA Live’s event deck in downtown Los Angeles, with the ceremony airing live on IFC.
