leading the top of the list were "avatar" and "the hurt locker."ach one nine nominations including best picture and best director in what is already being called a david and goliath battle. "avatar" the 3d science fiction epic directed by james cameron is who t world's highest grossing film. "the hurt locker" directed by catherine bigelow, cameron's former wife, is a tightly wound iraq war drama that has seeked where many films about iraq has not. quentin tarn teen knee roh's "inglourious basterds" earned eight directions. jason rooit man's "up in the air and leanne dell's "precious" earned six nominations each. the surprise was "the blind side" starring sandra bullock. she was nominated for best actress. joining know talk about that is annette insdorf of columbia university, stephanie zacharek from salon.com, dana stevens a film critic for slate.com and from chicago, tony scott, the film critic of the "new york times" and co-host of the television program "at the movies." before we begin, here's a look at the ten nominees for best picture. >> i'm

i'm kidding. >> larry: "hurt locker" is wildly intense. take a look at the academy award winner -- nominee -- you might win it -- jeremy renner, in action. watch. >> what's he doing? >> i don't know. >> what are you doing? >> enough in there to send us all to jesus. i'm going to die. i'm going to die comfortable. >> larry: where did you film this, kathryn? >> we filmed it in the middle east in and around the city of amman, yord jordajordan. it was very hot. middle of summer. 115 degrees average temperature. that suit made it very -- a very punishing experience for jeremy. >> larry: were you there during the shooting, mark? >> i was. fortunately i was in an air-conditioned car. i was watching. >> i don't blame you. i would have been, too. >> larry: the powers that be in jordan cooperated then? >> very much so. it was a very generous place to shoot. >> larry: there's nothing political in this, right? it does not take a stand pro-war or against war? >> you're asking me? >> larry: yeah. >> i don't think so at all. i don't personally see there'

kathryn bigelow, "the hurt locker."ntin tarantino, "inglourious basterds" -- inglourious is kind of spelled like it's from england -- "inglourious" and basterds with an "e." >> steve: that's out. >> jimmy: out. "basterds," it was too confusing for me. "precious" based on the novel "push" by sapphire, too long. [ light laughter ] "up in the air," jason reitman. "avatar." right? [ cheers ] "avatar" is going to win. "avatar" is my pick on that one. performance by an actor in a leading role. jeff bridges. he was awesome in "crazy heart." i'm not even going to look at the other ones. [ laughter ] i think i'm up for an oscar for not doing any more movies. >> steve: are you serious? >> jimmy: yep. [ light laughter ] >> steve: the whole industry got together and gave you that? >> jimmy: they gave it to me, i won. yeah. they gave it to me. >> steve: oh my god. >> jimmy: they go "just, please, don't do any more acting." >> steve: good for you. >> jimmy: performance -- thank you. i want to thank my agent and my wife. >> steve: so

"avatar" and "the hurt locker" got nine nods.he former husband and wife, yes, they used to be married are against each other for director. there are ten best picture contenders. last summer, they decided to expand the category because they were hoping maybe more popular pictures would get in and make more of us watch the oscar telecast. "up" is the second animated film nominate d for best picture. >>> good news on the economy and corporate earnings. health stocks rallies. we have at the new york stock exchange with the details. >> hi. we had good news on the housing front. the association of realtors reported a 1% increase in home sales. they may be stabilizing as we head into the springtime buying season. the dow rose 111 points, ending at 10,296. nasdaq at less than 1%. s&p 500 at 1.3%. toyota said sales fell as it froze sales of several key models following the huge recall. >>> the home builder, dr horton posted the first quarterly profits since 2007. that stock was up almost 11%. u.p.s. earned more than $750,000 the first qua

you have james cameron's "avatar" as well as katherine big elow's "the hurt locker." some tsa employees' jobs might be isn't? jeopardy because of a board game they came up with, a board game maybe based on you. >>> hey, i'll take inappropriate behavior for 100, alex. tsa employees in orlando under investigation now. they're accused of making passengers, you know those people they're paid to protect, game pieces in their own board game. a game based on disrespect. chris from wkmg reports. >> reporter: passengers who have heard about this tsa investigation are wondering whether these security officials should have access to even more intrusive scanning technology. rick and sue mcgrath just flew into orlando from pittsburgh and were shocked to hear the tsa employees might be making fun of passengers for their own entertainment. >> that's kind of rude and it's, you know, they need maybe a little more supervision. >> expect someone in that position to go look at their articles and then wait till their back is turned and then say what was she using that for. yes, that would

the blockbuster "avatar" and the sleeper hit "the hurt locker."e's a preview. >> we're going on a mission. >> reporter: david versus goliath for this year's best picture race. the war drama "the hurt locker" against the all time box office champ "avatar." >> the box office for one hour of "avatar" may be equals what hurt locker made in its entire box office run. >> momentum has always been a key component in predicting the oscar race. this year almost all the top awards handed out so far have gone to "the hurt locker," including director, writers and producers guild honors. >> that was good. >> the film continues to be more timely. i think, you know, the gee owe political situation has put a spotlight on this film. and it's offered a glimpse into a conflict that's been otherwise very abstract. i think it's touched a nerve. >> we thought they won when we were in four theaters. we won when we wrapped the movie. it was already a victory for us. >> reporter: for "avatar" director james cameron, who already has the two highest grossing films of all tim

"avatar" and the much maller film "the hurt locker" are expected to be the big vote getters in the best picture category. the directors of the two movies are also up for oscars and it just so happens they used to be married. james cameron and catherine big low are still friends and she says it was cameron who told her to take on the film without a bomb disposal expert. >> reporter: it contained five nominees usually but the academy doubled it for best picture. "avatar" and the "the hurt locker" are joined by -- >> i plan to grab as many miles as i can. >> reporter: up in the air grabbed a slew of honors including anna kendrick and george clooney for best actor. he will go up against jeff grigs, colin fighter, morgan freeman and nominees -- when you look at him think of me. bullock is known for a sassy southern mom who change the life of a homeless black teenager. many predict she will win but could take home a razzie award also for the role in the movie all about speed.

investigators found an earring belonging to robin in alcala's storage locker. they believe this links him to the crime. but alcala showed this clip claiming he wore the earring on the show. a year before rabin was found murdered. >> what a liar he is. it doesn't show robin's earrings. he doesn't wear any, either. >> reporter: in his closing, prosecutor murphy says alcala's defense just does not add up. >> the conquest, the sneaking around and the rape and the killing and the torture and the sadisticnfliction of pain. part oaf what he enjoys is getting away with it. >> reporter: and the jury agreed. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: guilty on all 15 counts. his long hair shielded his emotions from the camera, but not the prosecutor. >> he looked nervous. in talking to his investigator. his hands were shaking. >> reporter: but it's little solace for the victim's families. >> i still look at little blond girls when they come past me to turn around. i forget a lot of things except the most important thing i can't forget, and that's her and how

cameron urked big low to merck "hurt locker" and number five.minated for "julia and julia" that never r never happened. it's the record 16th oscar nomination a record that won't ever be broken until she's nominated next year. john berman, abc new, new york. >>> sweet 16, meryl. good night to you. hope to see you tomorrow night. we'll be here. this is the "jeopardy!" college championship.

"avatar" has nine nominations, tied with the most with "the hurt locker." there are ten movies vying for best picture. a full roundup of the nominees is coming up shortly. >>> sad news to tell you about today. producer david brown has died at the age of 93. his film "the sting" won the best picture oscar. four other brown movies were nominated for best picture. among them "jaws" and "a few good men." >>> the athletes aren't the only ones in training for the winter olympics. the snipers, yeah, snipers, security teams and military personnel are also sharpening their skills. we have cnn security checks coming up right here in the "cnn newsroom." >>> it is the largest security operation canada has ever seen with police and guards watching from air, land and water. cnn homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve shows us what you can expect if you're headed to the upcoming olympics. >> reporter: a canadian navy diver plunges into frigid water off vancouver, honing his underwater bomb detection skills. a small part of a massive effort to keep the olympics safe

thanks. >> "the hurt locker" is currently available on dvd. and gave it a good whack. joining us from new zealand are lydia ward and her father tim. good morning to you both. i would like to begin with you, lydia. you're in the water swimming with your 10-year-old brother and what happens? >> i brushed my foot on something. i wasn't quite sure what it was. i tried to stay afloat. so that it would just pass with the current. when i put my foot back down i touched it again and that's when i knew something wasn't right and i looked back at my brother and saw that his face was shocked so i looked to my side and saw this massive gray body sort of clamped to my leg. >> my goodness. what did you do? >> well i sort of just thought yuck and hit it with the board. >> can you show me how you tried to hit it with your boogie board. >> sure. i just went. >> did that seem to work. >> he let go straight away. >> so then you get to shore. are you in pain or are you just thinking about getting out of the water at that point? >> well i didn't really feel anythi

pro marriage, family values. >> let me make a prediction, i think that "hurt locker" will probably winbest picture. it's a conservative movie, pro iraq war movie and remind me a lot of deer hunter back in the late '70s, also a sort of a weirdly pro vietnam movie. hollywood during a war hates the war. after the war, they swing arn. i wrote this in the fox forum last week, swing around and say look, we've got to get back in touch with the american people and do a pro troops movie which is what "hurt locker" was. >> jon: when we come back, we will talk about the white house and the iphone. >> the white house has a new app, but what's it really good for? switch to swiffer wetjet, and you'll dump your old mop. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady ♪ who's that lady? [ female announcer ] used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet starts with a clean pad every time. and its antibacterial cleaner kills bacteria mops can spread around. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. ♪ lovely lady sir? finding everything okay? i work for a diffe

rebound, james madison and it will be the dukes who head into the locker room with an eight- point advantage despite the fact, dawn evans their outstanding player, second leading scorer in the nation out with an injured ankle. >> christie: kenny brooks has to be pleased with his group. >> john: madison's head coach kenny brooks joins us now. john castleberry along with kristine christie scott. >> the effort of the kids are coming and giving us hasn't been perfect but the effort mixture if it. when you play hard good things happen. >> christie: you changed up defense things, coach and you went zone and that seems to have disrupted the vcu flow. >> the noon machine went good. we went to zone out of necessity. they said you have two fowls. i said everybody has fouls. we are fortunate they were missing some of their free throws. we can't rely on that. we have to play strong defense. >> john: kenny, thanks for your time. good luck in the 2nd half. james madison leading 32-24 at the spiegel center. come back at halftime from richmond right after this. families searching for loved ones; parents try

james cameron's ex-wife just won something for her movie, "the hurt locker," for producer.to him talk. i am tom sherik, president of the academy. we have news to break this morning. but before we do, please welcome the very talented actress, anne hathaway. >> thank you, tom. good morning, every one. >> the 2009 nominees for best performance by an ak strus in a supporting role are, penelope cruz in "nine," and farigar in "up in the air," and anna kendrick in "up in the air," and mo'nique in "precious." >>> for best performance for actor in a supporting role are, matt damon, and woody harrelson, and stanley tucci in "lovely bones, and waltz. >> for best performing actress in a leading role, the nominees are, sandra bullock in "the blind side," and meryl streep in "julie and julia." >>> the nominees for actor in leading role, jeff bridges in "crazy heart," and george clooney "up in the air," and morgan free mun, and jeremy renner in "the hurt locker." >>> and best achievement in practice director. ly daniels f >>> for best original screen play, the nominees are mark boal, and

he says you celebrate in the locker room, but not on the ice. the canadian olympic committee has apologized. >>> the georgetown women are hoping for a celebration of their own. they will play uconn tomorrow. they are ranked no. 1 in. georgetown is not intimidated. they are traveling with a little attitude and a lot of confidence. >> we had a great practice today. this is what you live for. who else can go here? who else can go in here and defeat them but us? >> you can watch the miracle on ice -- >> i watched "remember the titan's." that is one of my favorites. we're not going to go in and look at them like they are more than what they are. we're going to step up to the challenge. >> that is one of my favorites as well. >>> i do not want you to think we forgot your birthday. >> oh, stop it. >> happy birthday. one year older. [laughter] >>> coming up, [laughter] >>> coming up, >>> 50 marines who were deployed after the earthquake are back home. they were in haiti providing security and crowd control for the u.s. embassy in port-au- prince. they h

the 3d movie "avatar" and the war thriller hurt locker each got nine oscar nominations this morning.espective directors were once married. let's get to entertainment correspondent kareen wynter live in los angeles. that's an interesting twist there. is it a part of the divorce if he wins,s could she get his statuette in the divorce? >> they'll be splitting it right down the middle. seriously, this is a friendly battle. they both support each other, but, yes, james cameron and kathryn bigelow were once married and they are going head to head for the big award. the best picture category, james cameron's major blockbuster, grossed more than $2 billion in ticket sales worldwide and going up against a little war film doing quite well, "the hurt locker." so kathryn bigelow, has a little bit of momentum going in to this race, because she recently won the directors guild award for that. but friendly competition were and they are both supportive and they want to take home the coveted prize. >> you say the momentum goes to "the hurt locker." everyone seems to be saying "avatar" is a shoo-in, b

arizona come out flying in the locker room in the sec half.ve arizona different looks, porter back in the game now. see if he can get going. >> barry: cutoff. and there's the turnover. and humphrey away with it. and humphrey, the pick controls ball and loose, picked up and in the hands of joan. three or one, and pour on one. and parrom, the trailer. >> don: nice look by momo. they waited and a good finish by parrom. >> barry: arizona defense is carried here in the second hatch. humphrey across the lane, and humphrey gets the rebound back. and porter, long three. >> don: when his feet are down and he's got time, they usually go in. and that time, have plenty time. wasn't rushed or contested. he knocked it down. that is his first three of the night i believe. >> barry: one of five. that does tie him for -- >> don: that's why i was checking. >> barry: it does tie him. and jones didn't finish and can't control it and a foul over the top. his first th night andt does time withenne remember him? >> don: yes, stern, 11:00 pacific. take a look at the

kathryn bigelow was nominated for "the hurt locker."for "inglourious basterds" and lee daniels for "precious" and up in the air. >>> a french canadian cat thought it needed to chase a bear from its porch. here's the video. >> i guess the bear just wanted the trash and the cat wasn't having it at all. that's the story we dug up for a viral video. >>> a vitamin may help people with signs of a serious mental illness. you're going to hear which vitamin can slow the progress of schizophrenia.

and "the hurt locker" have you seen the movie?ar gold and actor jeremy rener leading the way. >> time for your news by the numbers. first, 0. that's how many phone books the state of california wants to see. the state wants to stop giving everyone a phone book and instead just hand them out to people who actually ask for one. i vote for that, too. what do you think about that? next, the number 20. that's how many stories high the tower that will be known as one world trade center is so far. it's expected to reach 104 stories by 2013. and $104,300,000, that's how much someone played at auction for the walking man, the most ever paid for a sculpture. steve, brian? >> thank you very much. are you unhappy? john stossel taking to the streets to ask real americans about the quality of their life. watch. >> the world is going to hell in a hand basket. at least that's what people around here keep telling me. >> everything is going downhill. >> i think things are getting worse. >> so are things really that bad? john has done some investiga

patriots go in the locker room up by 19. patriots work the ball into the paint. american outscored lafayette. lumpkin flows it down. eagles have won two games in a row and host navy in the patriot league tourney on thursday. in olympic news, maryland's own simon cho raced in the semifinals of the 5,000 meert men's short track relay. did not race in the finals. because he was part of that team he gets the bronze medal. team usa knows tomorrow canada seeks redemption. tomorrow the u.s. men's team will have a chance to take home theold for the hockey since the 1980 miracle on ice. they have to get through the home favorites who has returned to dominating form since team usa upset them. sidney crosby going for a gold with team canada. since they fell to team usa, team canada outscored opponents 18-7. last night they had to hang on with a late-surging slovakia but canada won 3-2. u.s. hockey coach ron wilson knows this will be a tough pass. yesterday they crushed finland 6-1. jamie langenbrunner knows they have to approach it like any other game. >> we are going to ta

you're going to a place that's really davie jones locker. on one dive. and i thought i was going to be there just to be his sounding board. because he's a "titanic" expt like dr. ballard who discovered the wreck. i mean, he can tell you everything. and the next thing i knew, he didn't want to be in the documentary. he wanted me to be in it. so, he wants me to go on the very next dive. and i have a terrible night. i go to him ani say, "jim, i don't think i'm up for it." he says "well, you got to understand something, the russians are very superstitious. so, unless you've like broken your arm or lost a finger or something --" i said "that means i'm going, jim?" he goes, "yeah, you're going." >> jimmy: you're going in -- >> and i was relieved to have the decision made for me. and it was an incredible dive. i went down four times. >> jimmy: gosh, how many margaritas? >> several. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: fantastic, that's the way to do it. hey, i got to talk to u about "big love," man, 'cause it's going on -- this is the fifth season now? >> this i

>> reporter: right out of the gate a strong showing for science fiction film avatar and the hurt locker james camp ran for after a tar. >> among -- avatar. >> among the big winners, james cameron and the hurt locker. quentin tarantino got a nod for best screenplay and best director. >> precious and up in the air score nominations for best film as well as acting. gabbie sidibay and monique got nominated for best actress and best supporting actress. jeff bridges and maggie jill en hal got nods for their roles in crazy heart. and sandra bullock who has never before been nominated for an academy award receivedher first election for her role in the blind side. also up for best picture. this is the first time since 1943 more than 5 movies are up

we will watch on both sides how each team comes out of the locker room. stays in the 2-3 zone. >> dave: raley-ross, muldrow with the rebound. five boards for sam now. >> joe: again, the zone defense does not have set blockout responsibilities man on man. that's the weakness in the zone. >> dave: macklin. we didn't mention a lot in the first half. he comes up with the take away. here's parsons. we mentioned his name quite a bit. he lays it up and in. chandler with ten. >> joe: you can get to the board, he's tall enough to rise over anyone and finish the play. chandler parsons, great job. >> dave: boynton will slide down, defend devan downey. he pushes tyus back to the baseline, which is key for rebounding for florida. muldrow, shot clock down to 6. sam work on tyus. that's a tough shot. got it to go. >> joe: like devin horn told us this morning, dave, he is just continuing to get better. i mean, we could watch him with our own eyes tonight emerge, improve. he's showing more maturity and confidence, especially when he gets the ball down low. >> dave: there'

"the hurt locker" about the war in iraq about ieds. step can blow you to kingdom come. what a war. and race relations took place in movies like "the blind side" and "precious" about poverty and despire. and "avatar" is about the exploitation of one race over another. some recognize this movie as the exploitation of whites over north american indians back 300 years ago. let's turn to our film experts, "vanity fair's" michael wolf and paul farley, a "washington post" critic. it seems this year the first movie we talked about, "up in the air" is so much about right now. the cold separation of labor from humanity. corporations are cold in their hiring and firing. that you're just a number. in fact, you outsource firing. you bring in some cold-hearted guy to fire you. michael? >> yeah. i missed the last part, chris. you cut out. but completely, it's a movie that you sit there with your mouth wide open. and you think two things. you think, geez, i'm glad i'm not in an airport and i'm glad i'm not being fired by a guy who's always in an airpo

"the hurt locker." >> 25. >> 25 meters. roger that. >> butcher shop. 2:00. dude has a phone! >> he's running. come on, guys, talk to me. >> drop the phone! drop the phone! >> i can't get a shot. >> michael wolf, it wasn't exactly a movie. it's something else. it's catherine bigelow's incredible look of what it's like to be walking every day of your life when every step can blow you to smithereens. >> it goes on and on, this movie. you watch it and think, i can't -- you know, can this, will this ever end? please let it end. but you're actually riveted to it and hoping it will go on and on. it's really quite something. >> paul, it's a different kind of war. it's a different kind of gallantry that it calls for. not being a better shot than the other guy. almost being a sitting duck in many ways when you get in a car and drive somewhere and the car blows up or you walk down the street. look at this. we're watching the scenes of the bombs and constantly being set everywhere. >> the disturbing thing about the movie, too, is jeremy renner's character is actually sort of crazy. he's

"avatar" and "the hurt locker" had each been nominated for nine oscars each, including best seller. 10 years after the concorde crash, the trial begins in france. all those accused are accused of manslaughter. the airline is counterclaiming that concorde was fundamentally unfit to fly. we have this. >> it has been nearly 10 years since the air france struggle concorde into the air, its engines on fire. within two minutes, 113 people would be dead after the crash just 13 meters from charles de gaulle airport. now, finally, a french court is ready to tackle 80,000 pages of evidence as it tries to decide who was to blame for the tragedy. the presiding judge said this would be a complex and technical case, and she would always be thinking of the 113 victims. there are plenty of theories about the cause. officials blamed the strip of titanium fromhe cover of the engine. the strip fell on the runway as another plane took off. the metal strip shredded it one of the concorde's tie years. it ruptured fuel tank, the kerosene ignited, and even before it got off the ground, the concorde was lost.

for the next three years i did on jobs around the locker room, handing out and picking up socks and shocks, managing the athletic department's bookstore and showing up every day for practice in sweats, but no more pads, no more brain rattling collisions. skipping ahead. [laughter] >> a brief aside. i sometimes find myself talking about this to business leaders across the country, not talk about georgia tech but about sustainability. the business leaders across the country. even across the globe. i have been accused of preaching to the choir and it is true that most audiences but not everyone in all those audiences agrees with me. every once in a while i run into a businessman who gets ready in the face when i see just we need to make this paradigm shift that he is dead sure i want to shackle the free market with regulations and impose limits on the way he does business. the truth is that sustainable practice is all about protecting the goose that lays all the golden eggs. that's what nature is all about. running his business sustainably removes the limits with which he is unconsciously sha

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the ioc says celebrating in the locker room is one thing. the team has issued an apology, saying they were overexuberant after winning the gold. >>> as for the medal count, the u.s. remains on top with 32. followed by germany and norway. today includes the men's hockey semifinal, between the u.s. and finland. also, men's speed skating. and women's slalom, where lindsey vonn promises to race, even with that broken finger. >>> also in vancouver, a sad ending to the search for a missing actor. now, andrew koenig's grieving parents are urging others to battle depression to get help. alex stone reports. >> reporter: searchers in vancouver have found the body of missing actor, andrew koenig. his parents delivered the sad news. >> my son took his own life. >> reporter: koenig, who is best known for his role as boner on the sitcom "growing pains" had been missing for two weeks. >> andrew's body was found in the park by friends who initiated their own search. >> reporter: koenig's parents say this could have been prevented. >> if you're one of those

i have not seen "the hurt locker." a few of them. i'll take you to the movies.n: "america live" with megyn kelly begins right now. megyn: good afternoon and welcome to "america live." i'm megyn kelly. breaking news on the number one issue facing americans today and the issue that could make or break the democrats in the 2010 midterm election, unemployment. we are awaiting remarks from the president who is in the new hampshire at this hour are he will unveil a new jobsp

. >> reporter: her movie is called "the hurt locker."a subject hollywood is reluctant to go near, iraq. it's a psychological work of art about one of those men whose job it is to diffuse bombs, 10 to 15 times a day. >> oh, boy. >> what kind of character does this for a living? what you and i would run from, they walk toward. there is no margin for error. >> what's the best way to go about disarming one of these things? >> reporter: she has epic concentration. she even learned how to diffuse a bomb herself. even though in college she was an art student studying paintings, and, how about the twist in the plot? she was once married to james cameron,irector of "titanic" and now "avatar." yet through the divorce and the years to follow, they maintained a friendship so strong, when she won, he thought she should have -- >> i thought katheriryn was goi to get this. she should have. >> reporter: and now they go head to head, though his mu evie cost $300 million, hers made on a shoe string. >> oh, god. >> time is your enemy, and you have to move

cameron even urged bigelow to make "hurt locker." finally, number five.yl streep nominated for "julie and julia." >> bon appetite. >> reporter: for streep it's a record 16th oscar nomination. a record that won't ever be broken. until she's nominated next year. john berman, abc news, new york. >> so, who are the early sort of favorites, you may be wondering? the vegas experts have picked jeff bridges for "crazy heart" for best actor and sandra bullock for best actress. sort of surprising to me. they're also saying "avatar" -- >> why is sandra bullock vising for "blind side"? >> just the competition. >> you feel like meryl streep. >> meryl streep, any award she's up for she should automatically get. >> usually when these nominations come out is if feel like they're movies i've barely heard of. this year the movies that are up are all movies that most of us have had the chance to see. >> i think t vo: in the event of a car crash, three t of four kids are not asece as they shoulde bec their seats are not usedorrectly. buthe latch sysm mes it easier get rig an

not just because there were the obvious contenders like the blockbuster "avatar" or "the hurt locker.gree those were a given. this year you almost could have thrown a dart at a movie marquise and come up with a nominee. >> you want to be in the boat? >> yeah, alone. >> reporter: in all there are ten films that got the coveted best picture nod. surprises were "blind side," "up" and "district nine." there were others, "education," "a serious man" inglorious basterds." and "precious." there haven't been this many since 1943 when "casablanca" got the oscar. >> play it again, sam, for old time's sake. >> the academy wants to give the nod not just artistic, but popular, as well. there was a bit of an uproar last year when "the dark knight" was snubbed. this year movies that stole audiences' hearts like "the blind side" or the animated film "up," now have equal oscar footings as movies like "an education" or "a serious man." >> it's much more populous. when you up the vote, you'll make it more about what people want and make it more commercial. >> reporter: by march, most believe there will

in a way if you look at the aftermath reconstruction, you had the lockers. . all i would say is we had the key players and there was a constant interaction. in so far as we were predicting, we mad >> we made provision for it and the relationship between myself and jack straw and geoff hoon, politicians, but also the chief of defense staff were close. we were in close interaction the entire time. the main bulk of this was going to be done in the first instance by the military. now it's correct as we got into late 2002, early 2003, dfid became a part of the picture. clare short wanted to conduct immediate. that was fair enough. the issue however that dfid was focused on was the humanitarian side. and to be heard they did a good job on. >> as you mentioned the bug report, -- >> i sat on the but what we to want to go over old ground. that just to be clear, the cabinet frugally in the period 2002 and three, not that they were not consulted but rather papers in general i think were not circulated, the butler committee found on. and we haven't found any. which has gi

an important adjustment we see sylvia hatchell made out of the locker roovment so has georgia tech.we talked about post- play. needed to come alive in the second half. we are seeing both teams look for higher percentage shots by going inside. >> ardossi at the free-throw line for georgia tech. >> no one has played in more basketball games in a georgia tech uniform than ardossi. look at her improvement from last year. bridgett ardossi. better basketball player inside the system. >> you and i have got a chance to see her a couple times recently and we always say it is hard to take your ice off her because she affects so many different parts of the game. >> she has got back-to-back buckets. >> if you awake the sleeping giant watch out. >> this is where i believe north carolina could be dangerous in the acc tournament. >> ardossi. little high low with goodlett. back to ardossi. >> i think if you broke down ardossi and goodlets assists, they are so well connected with their interior passing ability. >> degraffenreid trying to work against a little trap by the jackets. manages to get out

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will go to the locker room ahead of kevin stallings and the vanderbilt commodores. winless tigers on top of vanderbilt by one. 28-29 is the score. l.s.u. with confidence heading to the break. now to whit watson with the cellular south halftime report. >> whit: all right, eric. thank you very much. alongside charles davis. inside the cellular south halftime report. s.e.c. network studios. get this. vanderbilt averaging 79 points per game. second best offense in the conference. l.s.u., the worst scoring offense in the s.e.c. at 56 points per game. yet somehow they lulled the the commodores in to playing their style of basketball. >> charles: you hit the right word. "lulled." if you look at how l.s.u. ran the game, bob wenzel made a great point. slow down, deliberate on offense. somewhat efficient oboffense. vanderbilt for their part because they were lulled, they didn't do anything at all in the offensive end. that's why they're in the game they're in now. >> whit: the first half played exactly at the pace that the tigers would have preferred. we'll see what happens i

nine nominations for both "avatar" and "the hurt locker." the director of both movies used to be married. they are now divorced. and the animated fantasy "up" was also nominated for best film. and "precious" also got a nomination in the same category. there were a total of 10 in all for this category. " the blind side" is up for best picture and secured a best actress nomination for sandra bullock. she has steep competition including meryl streep. morgan freeman is one of the nominees for best actor. nbc news. >> quite a lineup. there is much more to come in the next half hour of 11 news today. >> the roads are slick but clear this morning. i have a live report coming up. >> a window washer finds himself in a precarious position above the streets of baltimore. find out what happens next. >> we are dealing with several accidents at this hour. one is in howard county. that is next. >> and another snowfall this winter. winter. a live report ♪ [ female announcer ] discover black silk from folgers... ♪ with bold rich flavor that's exceptionally s