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LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering action against a producer of “The Hurt Locker” who sent multiple e-mails urging academy members to vote for his movie in the Oscar best-picture race and “not a $500 million film”an obvious reference to close-competitor “Avatar.”
The e-mails by Nicolas Chartier, a producer who put up the financing for the film, violated the academy’s rule against sending mailings that promote a film by casting negative light on another, according to academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger. Chartier has apologized, also in an e-mail, citing his “ignorance of the rules and plain stupidity” as a first-time nominee. The Associated Press
