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BAFTA 2010

The Hurt Locker: Film award · Kathryn Bigelow: directing

BAFTA 2010 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations

The Hurt Locker won the Film award at the 2010 BAFTA Film Awards, with Kathryn Bigelow recognised for directing the same film. Carey Mulligan received the leading actress award for An Education.

  • The Hurt Locker
  • A Single Man
  • An Education
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
Film: The Hurt Locker

Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 2010 Film Awards

Avatar and An Education competed for the Film award alongside The Hurt Locker at the 2010 BAFTA Film Awards. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.

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Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore BAFTA 2010 Film Awards nominations and winners by category

The Young Victoria has winning entries in Costume Design and Make Up & Hair at the 2010 BAFTA Film Awards. Compare that craft recognition with the nominated work in each category and the edition’s acting and directing awards.

Film

5 nominations
The Hurt Locker Winner The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro

Director

5 nominations
The Hurt Locker Winner The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow

Leading Actor

5 nominations
A Single Man Winner A Single Man Colin Firth

Leading Actress

5 nominations
An Education Winner An Education Carey Mulligan

Supporting Actor

5 nominations
Inglourious Basterds Winner Inglourious Basterds Christoph Waltz

Supporting Actress

5 nominations
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Winner Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Mo'Nique

Outstanding British Film

5 nominations
Fish Tank Winner Fish Tank Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer

5 nominations
Moon Winner Moon Duncan Jones

Film Not in the English Language

5 nominations
Un Prophète Winner Un Prophète Pascal Caucheteux, Marco Cherqui, Alix Raynaud, Jacques Audiard

Animated Film

3 nominations
Up Winner Up Pete Docter

Original Screenplay

5 nominations
The Hurt Locker Winner The Hurt Locker Mark Boal

Adapted Screenplay

5 nominations
Up in the Air Winner Up in the Air Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Music

5 nominations
Up Winner Up Michael Giacchino

Cinematography

5 nominations
The Hurt Locker Winner The Hurt Locker Barry Ackroyd

Editing

5 nominations
The Hurt Locker Winner The Hurt Locker Bob Murawski, Chris Innis

Production Design

5 nominations
Avatar Winner Avatar Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair

Costume Design

5 nominations
The Young Victoria Winner The Young Victoria Sandy Powell

Make Up & Hair

5 nominations
The Young Victoria Winner The Young Victoria Jenny Shircore

Sound

5 nominations
The Hurt Locker Winner The Hurt Locker Ray Beckett, Paul NJ Ottosson

Special Visual Effects

5 nominations
Avatar Winner Avatar Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R Jones

Short Animation

3 nominations
Mother of Many Winner Mother of Many Sally Arthur, Emma Lazenby

Short Film

5 nominations
I Do Air Winner I Do Air James Bolton, Martina Amati

About these results

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Ceremony date
February 21, 2010
Last verified
November 1, 2026

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BAFTA 2010 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees

Colin Firth won for A Single Man, and Carey Mulligan for An Education. Acting recognition at the 2010 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Costume Design for The Young Victoria.

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