How Can "Avatar" Have not Wined the Oscar of Best Film?

Rating: 10/10 (20 April 2010)

In a futuristic society ruled by the economical and military powers, the paraplegic marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) travels to the distant satellite of Saturn Pandora to participate in the research of Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver) and her team of scientists that are studying the environment and the humanoids that inhabit the forest. Jake had decided to take the place of his twin brother after his death in a robbery, and use his expensive Avatar, a sort of surrogate of the Omaticaya tribe that is embodied through the transference of the human conscience. In the facility, Jake meets the greedy representative of the powerful corporation Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi) that expects to expel the Na'vi from their lands that to mine the wealthy ore underground. Jake is approached by Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) that asks him to learn the habits and culture of the Na'vi and to send a daily report to him; in exchange, he would get an expensive spine surgery for him to walk again. Jake meets the leery Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), the daughter of the chief of the Na'vi, in the forest and little by little Jake forms close ties with the natives and falls in love for Neytiri. When Colonel Quaritch collects enough information about the Na'vi, he decides to use the force to drive them out of their lands.
I have just watched "Avatar" on DVD and the question that is drumming into my head is how can this film have not wined the Oscar 2010 of best motion picture of the year? The weak "The Hurt Locker" in Brazil was released straight to video while "Avatar" has been in the movie theaters for months (and still is). And both are about the external diplomatic policy of bombing to take (in Iraq and in the metaphoric Pandora - who was entrusted with a box where all the evils of human life are kept) but with different conclusions, since Eywa has a different attitude and helps the worshipers. Now I can understand the deserved hype surrounding "Avatar" that won three (3) Oscars and another twenty-eight (28) awards and had fifty- three (53) nominations. The original ecological and mystical story is fascinating with wonderful visual conception. As highlighted by another user, "Avatar must be seen and cannot be described". The Canadian James Cameron has really written and directed an outstanding feature. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "Avatar"
On 08 January 2011, I saw "Avatar" again, now on Blu-Ray.