LOS ANGELES— “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” took narrow leads in the Oscar race on Tuesday as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scattered its honors among an unusually wide field of contenders. Each film received nine nominations, including best picture and best director for James Cameron (“Avatar”) and Kathryn Bigelow (“Hurt Locker”). The anti-Nazi revenge fantasy “Inglourious Basterds” followed close behind with eight nominations, including best director and best original screenplay for Quentin Tarantino, and best supporting actor for Christoph Waltz. The harsh drama “Precious: Based on …

Release Date: January 8, 2010 (limited)
Studio: Yash Raj Films
Director: Jugal Hansraj
Screenwriter: Uday Chopra
Starring: Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Anupam Kher
Story: In this romantic comedy, the “beauty and the geek” tale comes to California, Bollywood-style! Nerdy, awkward Abhay has quietly loved beautiful Alisha all his life.
When fate throws them together at college, Abhay slowly realizes they’re an impossible match – the popular campus goddess and the socially-challenged dweeb.
As their paths cross again and again, fate brings Abhay face-to-face with the woman of his dreams. Will Abhay overcome his insecurities and make his …

Release Date: May 28, 2010
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Michael Patrick King
Screenwriter: Michael Patrick King
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson
Story: Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take another bite out of the Big Apple in the sequel to the 2008 summer blockbuster Series runner Michael Patrick King returns to pen the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster movie adaptation of HBO’s Sex and the City with this Warner Bros. production, re-teaming the vivacious stars …