In "The Reader," Kate Winslet gives a multi-dimensional performance as Hanna Schmitz, who has an affair with a young man before WWII and is later put on trial for war crimes. Winslet has been nominated for an Oscar five previous times.
The science-fiction sensation "Avatar" and the war-on-terror thriller "The Hurt Locker" lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for former spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow. more »
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