The Hurt Locker

Summary

The Hurt Locker is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,647 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Hurt Locker is the creator of Kathryn Bigelow^[3].
• The Hurt Locker received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[4].
• The Hurt Locker received the Academy Award for Best Director^[5].
• The Hurt Locker received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing^[6].
• The Hurt Locker received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[7].
• The Hurt Locker received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[8].
• The Hurt Locker received the Academy Award for Best Sound^[9].
• The Hurt Locker's instance of is recorded as film^[10].
• The Hurt Locker was directed by Kathryn Bigelow^[11].
• Mark Boal wrote the screenplay for The Hurt Locker^[12].
• The Hurt Locker's composer is recorded as Marco Beltrami^[13].
• The Hurt Locker's genre is action thriller^[14].
• The Hurt Locker's genre is war film^[15].
• The Hurt Locker's genre is independent film^[16].
• The Hurt Locker's genre is drama film^[17].
• The Hurt Locker's genre is action film^[18].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Jeremy Renner^[19].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Anthony Mackie^[20].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Brian Geraghty^[21].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Christian Camargo^[22].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Evangeline Lilly^[23].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Ralph Fiennes^[24].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Guy Pearce^[25].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was David Morse^[26].
• A cast member of The Hurt Locker was Malcolm Barrett^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 2009^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, dark ambient, electronic, modern classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, dark ambient, electronic, modern classical^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: cf0b4b4d-21ce-4f6e-95e6-f617799af7c8^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Kathryn Bigelow^[34], Mark Boal^[35], and Nicolas Chartier^[36]. The Hurt Locker was directed by Kathryn Bigelow^[11]. Mark Boal wrote the screenplay for it^[12]. Cast members include Jeremy Renner^[19], Anthony Mackie^[20], Brian Geraghty^[21], Christian Camargo^[22], Evangeline Lilly^[23], and Ralph Fiennes^[24]. It is the creator of Kathryn Bigelow^[3].

Publication

Publication dates include September 4, 2008^[37], February 18, 2010^[38], and August 13, 2009^[39]. The original language of The Hurt Locker was English^[40]. Genres include action thriller^[14], war film^[15], independent film^[16], drama film^[17], and action film^[18]. It is part of National Film Registry^[41]. It was distributed by video on demand^[42].

Subject and Themes

The Hurt Locker's main subject is Iraq War^[43].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[4], an award for best film^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1929^[46]; Academy Award for Best Director^[5], an award for best direction^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1929^[49]; Academy Award for Best Sound Editing^[6], an award for best sound editing^[50], in United States^[51]; Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[7], an Academy Awards^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1935^[54]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[8], an award for best screenplay^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1941^[57]; and Academy Award for Best Sound^[9], an Academy Awards^[58], in United States^[59]. Reviews include 8.5/10^[60], 97%^[61], 95/100^[62], and 7.5/10^[63].

Why It Matters

The Hurt Locker ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,647 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

FAQs

What awards did The Hurt Locker receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[4], Academy Award for Best Director^[5], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing^[6], and Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[7].