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Baftas triumph for Bigelow film

'The Hurt Locker' swept the board at this year's Baftas, blowing ex-husband's big budget epic 'Avatar' out of the water.

The Iraq war drama, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jeremy Renner, Evangeline Lilly and Ralph Fiennes, won the most awards of the evening, including the coveted Best Film gong.

Bigelow, who is the ex-wife of director James Cameron, beat her former husband in the Best Director category, while also picking up Best Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound and Editing awards from Cameron's sci-fi epic 'Avatar'.

Although it was nominated for eight awards, 'Avatar' won just two, (Special Visual Effects and Production Design).

Cameron has previously said he wouldn't mind losing to his former wife because he thinks she is a great director.

British actor Colin Firth took home the award for Best Actor for his performance in Tom Ford's directorial debut 'A Single Man'.

In his acceptance speech, Firth thanked his refrigerator repair man, explaining that he had been about to send an email rejecting an offer to star in the film when the man turned up to fix his appliance, giving him time to reconsider the film.

"I was about to send this when a man came to repair my fridge... I don't know what's best for me so I would like to thank the fridge guy," he said. "All I know is don't ever press 'send' until you have had your fridge repaired."

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British newcomer Carey Mulligan won the Best Actress prize for her portrayal of a young schoolgirl swept away by a glamorous older man in 'An Education'.

She was thrilled with the accolade, especially after her recent revelation that she was rejected by three drama schools.

"I really didn't expect this at all so I didn't think of anything to say," she said. "Thank you so much Bafta. I was here a year ago and I didn't imagine in a million years that this would happen. I wish I could do a speech like Colin Firth and talk about fridges but I can't."

Kristen Stewart was also recognised at the event, winning the Orange Rising Star Award for her performances in movies including 'The Twilight Saga'.