James Cameron and his larger-than-life film, “Avatar,” may be front-runners for Oscar gold, but the director said on “Charlie Rose” on Wednesday he’d like to see someone else take home Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow, who also happens to be his ex-wife.

“That would be a fantasy. That would be my fantasy outcome, absolutely,” James said, of Kathryn earning the award for “The Hurt Locker.”

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