James Cameron for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. After "Titanic", Cameron began a project that took almost 10 years to make: his science-fiction epic "Avatar" (2009), which was in particular a landmark for 3D technology, and for which he received nominations for the same three Academy Awards. Despite "Avatar" being his only movie made to date in 3D, Cameron is the most successful 3D film-maker in terms of box-office revenue. In the time between making "Titanic" and "Avatar", Cameron spent several years creating many documentary films (specifically underwater documentaries) and co-developed the digital 3D Fusion Camera System. Described by
Titanic (1997 film) you'd gone back in a time machine and shot it." Cameron felt the "Titanic" sinking was "like a great novel that really happened", but that the event had become a mere morality tale; the film would give audiences the experience of living the history. The treasure hunter Brock Lovett represented those who never connected with the human element of the tragedy, while the blossoming romance of Jack and Rose, Cameron believed, would be the most engaging part of the story: when their love is finally destroyed, the audience would mourn the loss. He said: "All my films are love stories,