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Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
March 8, 2010 - The Hurt Locker, a film about the Iraq war, won the Oscar for Best Picture last night and Kathryn Bigelow, its director, was awarded the Best Director Oscar.
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March 8, 2010 -The Hurt Locker, a film about the Iraq war, won the Oscar for Best Picture last night and Kathryn Bigelow, its director, was awarded the Best Director Oscar, the first time a woman won that coveted award.
THE Oscar buzz was swirling around the movie, Avatar, a digitally produced movie by James Cameron of Titanic fame that has earned more money than any other movie in history. Cameron holds the unique distinction now of producing the number one and number two highest grossing (ticket sales) movies of all time - Titanic and Avatar. Avatar won 3 Oscars - Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects.
| Stage at the 82nd Academy Awards held on March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood
(Photo credit: Erik Oranespour (c)A.M.P.A.S.)
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The Hurt Locker won a total of 6 Oscars - Best Picture, Director, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Best Original Screenplay - but there was one cloud on its night at the Oscars. According to an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, A.M.P.A.S., press release dated March 2, Nicolas Chartier, one of the movie's four credited producers, was denied attendance at the 82nd Academy Awards as a penalty for violating Academy campaigning standards.
Chartier disseminated an email to certain Academy voters and other film industry figures in which he solicited votes for his own picture and disparaged one of the other contending films. Academy rules prohibit "casting a negative or  derogatory light on a competing film." The executive committee of the Academy's Producers Branch, at a special session, ruled that the ethical lapse merited the revocation of Chartier's invitation to the Awards.
| Mo'Nique accepts her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the 82nd Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010.
(Photo Credit: Matt Petit - (c)A.M.P.A.S.)
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The Best Actress award went to Sandra Bullock for her performance in The Blind Side and Best Actor was awarded to Jeff Bridges for his work in Crazy Heart. It was the first Oscar for both. The Best Supporting Actress went to Mo'Nique for her role in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire." The Best Supporting Actor was awarded to Christoph Waltz for his performance in "Inglourious Basterds."
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosted the ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. |
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Dr Clarke's winning Video from the 2009 Flu Prevention PSA Contest
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FLU SYMPTOMS
Symptoms of the 2009 H1N1 flu are: fever, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue, according to the CDC. Some people have reported vomiting and diarrhea and other people may have symptoms without fever. Consult your doctor, particularly if you are in a high risk group for complications from the flu. Below are warning signs (adults and children) that need immediate medical attention.
Emergency Warning Signs:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.
In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
- Fast breathing or trouble breathing
- Bluish or gray skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
CDC info for: Pregnant Women and Parents with Infants
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