A 13-year gap between _AVATAR_ and AVATAR: The Way of Water

 2009 : Original film

by Director James Cameron

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it lost Best Picture to his

ex-wife's Feature Film

The Hurt Locker

at the Academy Awards

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2022

Avatar: The Way of Water

this film by Director

James Cameron also lost

in the BEST PICTURE category but

did win an Oscar for 

a team of 4 whose achievement

in Special Effects was noteworthy