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The Hurt Locker

2008

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Kathryn Bigelow

2008·R·United StatesUnited States, LULU, CanadaCanada
Award tierGold
Metascore
DramaThrillerWarIndie

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

Cast

Jeremy Renner·Anthony Mackie·Brian Geraghty·Guy Pearce

Producers

Kathryn Bigelow·Mark Boal·Nicolas Chartier·Jenn Lee·Tony Mark

Languages

United KingdomEnglishSAArabic

Major Awards

18 wins · 10 nominations

Wins (18)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (2008)

Best Film in Competition

Kathryn Bigelow

Best Picture

Gotham Awards (2009)

Best Feature

Kathryn BigelowGreg ShapiroNicolas ChartierMark Boal
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2009)

Best Film

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Film

Kathryn BigelowGreg ShapiroNicolas ChartierMark Boal
PGA Awards (2010)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Kathryn BigelowGreg ShapiroNicolas ChartierMark Boal
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2010)

Best Film

Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Picture

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2009)

Best Film Editing

Chris InnisBob Murawski
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2009)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2009)

Best Picture

Best Director

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow
Academy Awards, USA (2010)

Best Achievement in Directing

Kathryn Bigelow
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2009)

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow
Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2009)

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

Director of the Year

Kathryn Bigelow

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Screenplay - Original

Mark Boal
Writers Guild of America, USA (2010)

Best Original Screenplay

Mark Boal

Nominations (10)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (2008)

Golden Lion

Kathryn Bigelow

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

Film of the Year

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2010)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Kathryn Bigelow

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Mark Boal

Best Actor

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2009)

Best Male Lead

Jeremy Renner
BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Leading Actor

Jeremy Renner
Academy Awards, USA (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Jeremy Renner
Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Actor

Jeremy Renner

Critics' Awards

Cahiers du Cinéma (2009)

Best Film

Kathryn Bigelow