THE HURT LOCKER
Movie Poster: http://www.traileraddict.com/content/summit-entertainment/hurtlocker-5.jpg
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg
Release Date: October 10, 2008
Rating: R
Length: 131 minutes
Director: Katherine Bigelow
Writers: Mark Boal
Summary: Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Cast Overview:
Jeremy Renner ... Sergeant First Class William James
Anthony Mackie ... Sergeant JT Sanborn
Brian Geraghty ... Specialist Owen Eldridge
Guy Pearce ... Staff Sergeant Matt Thompson
Ralph Fiennes ... Contractor Team Leader
David Morse ... Colonel Reed
Evangeline Lilly ... Connie James
Christian Camargo ... Colonel John Cambridge
Suhail Aldabbach ... Black Suit Man (as Suhail Al-Dabbach)
Christopher Sayegh ... Beckham
Nabil Koni ... Professor Nabil
Sam Spruell ... Contractor Charlie
Sam Redford ... Contractor Jimmy
Feisal Sadoun ... Contractor Feisal
Barrie Rice ... Contractor Chris
Crew Overview:
Produced by
Kathryn Bigelow .... producer
Mark Boal .... producer
Nicolas Chartier .... producer
Jenn Lee .... associate producer
Tony Mark .... executive producer
Donall McCusker .... co-producer
Jack Schuster .... associate producer
Greg Shapiro .... producer
Kirk Shaw .... associate producer: Canada
Original Music by
Marco Beltrami
Buck Sanders
Cinematography by
Barry Ackroyd (director of photography)
Film Editing by
Chris Innis
Bob Murawski
Casting by
Mark Bennett
Production Design by
Karl Júlíusson
Art Direction by
David Bryan
Set Decoration by
Amin Charif El Masri (as Ameen Al-Masri)
Costume Design by
George L. Little (as George Little)
To see full cast and crew visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
Awards:
AFI Award: Movie of the Year
Academy Award (Oscar): Best Achievement in Directing; Best Achievement in Film Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Motion Picture of the Year; and Best Writing, Screenplay
American Cinema Editors Eddie Award: Best Edited Feature Film
Art Directors Guild Award: Excellence in Production Design Award for Contemporary Film
Austin Film Critics Association Award: Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Film
BAFTA/LA Britannia Award: Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Screenplay – Original, and Best Sound
Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor for Anthony Mackie
Bodil Award: Best American Film
Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film, and Best Film Editing
British Society of Cinematography Best Cinematography Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Director and Best Picture
Casting Society of America Artios Award: Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature – Studio or Independent Drama
Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner; Best Cinematography; Best Director; Best Picture; and Best Screeplay, Original
Chlotrudis Award: Best Movie
Cinema Audio Society Award: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures
Directors Guild of America Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Evening Standard British Film Award: Best Technical Achievement
Gotham Award: Best Ensemble Cast and Best Film
Hollywood Film Festival Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner
Irish Film and Television Award: Best International Film
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture
London Critics Circle Film Award: Director of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Director and Best Picture
Nantucket Film Festival Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting: Best Screenplay
National Board of Review Award: Breakthrough Performance by an Actor for Jeremy Renner and Top Ten Films
National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Director, and Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director and Best Film
Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Foreign Film
Online Film Critics Society Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Picture
PGA Award: Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award: Breakthrough Performance Award for Jeremy Renner
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director and Best Picture
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award: Best Director Award
Satellite Award: Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Jeremy Renner; Best Director; Best Film Editing; and Best Motion Picture, Drama
Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award: Best Director
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award: Best Director
Toronto Film Critics Association Award: Best Director
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director
Venice Film Festival Award: Gucci Prize for Mark Boal, Human Rights Film Network Award, SIGNIS Award, Sergio Trasatti Award, and Young Cinema Award
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award: Best Director and Best Ensemble
Writers Guild of America Screen Award: Best Original Screenplay
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg
Release Date: October 10, 2008
Rating: R
Length: 131 minutes
Director: Katherine Bigelow
Writers: Mark Boal
Summary: Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Cast Overview:
Jeremy Renner ... Sergeant First Class William James
Anthony Mackie ... Sergeant JT Sanborn
Brian Geraghty ... Specialist Owen Eldridge
Guy Pearce ... Staff Sergeant Matt Thompson
Ralph Fiennes ... Contractor Team Leader
David Morse ... Colonel Reed
Evangeline Lilly ... Connie James
Christian Camargo ... Colonel John Cambridge
Suhail Aldabbach ... Black Suit Man (as Suhail Al-Dabbach)
Christopher Sayegh ... Beckham
Nabil Koni ... Professor Nabil
Sam Spruell ... Contractor Charlie
Sam Redford ... Contractor Jimmy
Feisal Sadoun ... Contractor Feisal
Barrie Rice ... Contractor Chris
Crew Overview:
Produced by
Kathryn Bigelow .... producer
Mark Boal .... producer
Nicolas Chartier .... producer
Jenn Lee .... associate producer
Tony Mark .... executive producer
Donall McCusker .... co-producer
Jack Schuster .... associate producer
Greg Shapiro .... producer
Kirk Shaw .... associate producer: Canada
Original Music by
Marco Beltrami
Buck Sanders
Cinematography by
Barry Ackroyd (director of photography)
Film Editing by
Chris Innis
Bob Murawski
Casting by
Mark Bennett
Production Design by
Karl Júlíusson
Art Direction by
David Bryan
Set Decoration by
Amin Charif El Masri (as Ameen Al-Masri)
Costume Design by
George L. Little (as George Little)
To see full cast and crew visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
Awards:
AFI Award: Movie of the Year
Academy Award (Oscar): Best Achievement in Directing; Best Achievement in Film Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Motion Picture of the Year; and Best Writing, Screenplay
American Cinema Editors Eddie Award: Best Edited Feature Film
Art Directors Guild Award: Excellence in Production Design Award for Contemporary Film
Austin Film Critics Association Award: Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Film
BAFTA/LA Britannia Award: Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Screenplay – Original, and Best Sound
Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor for Anthony Mackie
Bodil Award: Best American Film
Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film, and Best Film Editing
British Society of Cinematography Best Cinematography Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Director and Best Picture
Casting Society of America Artios Award: Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature – Studio or Independent Drama
Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner; Best Cinematography; Best Director; Best Picture; and Best Screeplay, Original
Chlotrudis Award: Best Movie
Cinema Audio Society Award: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures
Directors Guild of America Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Evening Standard British Film Award: Best Technical Achievement
Gotham Award: Best Ensemble Cast and Best Film
Hollywood Film Festival Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner
Irish Film and Television Award: Best International Film
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture
London Critics Circle Film Award: Director of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Director and Best Picture
Nantucket Film Festival Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting: Best Screenplay
National Board of Review Award: Breakthrough Performance by an Actor for Jeremy Renner and Top Ten Films
National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Director, and Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director and Best Film
Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Foreign Film
Online Film Critics Society Award: Best Actor for Jeremy Renner, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Picture
PGA Award: Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award: Breakthrough Performance Award for Jeremy Renner
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director and Best Picture
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award: Best Director Award
Satellite Award: Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Jeremy Renner; Best Director; Best Film Editing; and Best Motion Picture, Drama
Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award: Best Director
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award: Best Director
Toronto Film Critics Association Award: Best Director
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director
Venice Film Festival Award: Gucci Prize for Mark Boal, Human Rights Film Network Award, SIGNIS Award, Sergio Trasatti Award, and Young Cinema Award
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award: Best Director and Best Ensemble
Writers Guild of America Screen Award: Best Original Screenplay