The Hurt Locker

Name: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 2008

2008

IMDb

Kathryn Bigelow

2008·R·

United States,

LU,

Canada

Award tierGold

Metascore

Drama Thriller War

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

Languages

English

Arabic

Major Awards

18 wins · 8 nominations

Wins (18)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (2008)

Best Film in Competition

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Film

Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Picture

Best Director

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (2010)

Best Achievement in Directing

Critics Choice Awards (2010)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Screenplay - Original

Writers Guild of America, USA (2010)

Best Original Screenplay

Other

Gotham Awards (2009)

Best Feature

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2009)

Best Film

PGA Awards (2010)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2010)

Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2009)

Best Director

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2009)

Best Film Editing

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2009)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2009)

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2009)

Best Picture

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

Director of the Year

Nominations (8)

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2010)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Best Actor

BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Leading Actor

Academy Awards, USA (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Critics' Awards

Cahiers du Cinéma (2009)

Best Film

Other

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2009)

Best Male Lead

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

Film of the Year