Hollywood hits and misses in 2010

(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
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Kathryn Bigelow: Hit

And the award for first female director Oscar winner goes to ...

Not only did Bigelow beat out ex-husband James Cameron for the best director win, she did it not with a stereotypical chick flick but with "The Hurt Locker" -- a hard, powerful look at war with a predominantly male cast.

-- Whitney Friedlander
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