# List of accolades received by The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker is a 2009 Iraq War film written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film premiered on September 4, 2008, at the 65th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed with The Wrestler for the Golden Lion award. It was released in Italy by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 10, 2008. Following a showing at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival, Summit Entertainment picked the film up for distribution in the United States. The Hurt Locker was released in the United States on June 26, 2009, with a limited release at four theaters in Los Angeles and New York City. The film grossed over $145,000 on its opening weekend, averaging around $36,000 per theater. The following weekend, beginning July 3, the film grossed over $131,000 at nine theaters. It held the highest per-screen average of any movie playing theatrically in the United States for the first two weeks of its release, gradually moving into the top 20 chart. Summit Entertainment then released The Hurt Locker to more screens. The film grossed $49.2 million worldwide, and was a success against its budget of $15 million.
The Hurt Locker has earned various awards and nominations, with the nominations in categories ranging from recognition of the screenplay to its direction and editing to the cast's acting performance. Kathryn Bigelow dominated the Best Director category at the critics' circles. The 67th Golden Globe Awards ceremony saw The Hurt Locker receive three nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Director and Screenplay, but it failed to win any. The film garnered nine nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards; the ceremony saw the film come away with six awards, including Best Motion Picture, Director and Original Screenplay. Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director and she also became only the fourth woman to be nominated in the category in the history of the awards.
The Hurt Locker received two nominations at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for Jeremy Renner and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film won the Best Theatrical Motion Picture and Outstanding Directorial Achievement at the 21st Producers Guild of America Awards and the 62nd Directors Guild of America Awards respectively. The 35th LA Film Critics Association Awards, 75th NY Film Critics Circle Awards and the 44th National Society of Film Critics Association Awards saw the film win awards for Best Picture and Director. Both the American Film Institute and the Associated Press included The Hurt Locker in their Top Ten Films of 2009 lists. The Associated Press also placed the film at number six on their Top Ten Films of the Decade list.
It became one of the seven films to win Best Picture from three out of four major U.S. film critics' groups (LA, NBR, NY, NSFC) along with Nashville, All the President's Men, Terms of Endearment, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, and Drive My Car; and also the first film to win Academy Award for Best Picture since Terms of Endearment.
In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Greg Shapiro and Nicolas Chartier | Won |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Film Editing | Chris Innis and Bob Murawski | Won |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Original Score | Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders | Nominated |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Sound Editing | Paul N. J. Ottosson | Won |
| Academy Award | March 7, 2010 | Best Sound Mixing | Paul N. J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett | Won |
| African-American Film Critics Association | December 14, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Mackie | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 15, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 15, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 15, 2009 | Best Woman Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 15, 2009 | Best Ensemble | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| American Cinema Editors | February 14, 2010 | Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers | February 27, 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild | February 13, 2010 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Karl Juliusson | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 15, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 15, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Austin Film Critics Association | December 15, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | February 13, 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Mackie | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2009 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 13, 2009 | Best Film Editing | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Film | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Greg Shapiro, Nicolas Chartier | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Editing | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Sound | Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson, Craig Stauffer | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 21, 2010 | Best Special Visual Effects | Richard Stutsman | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | December 6, 2010 | Best Foreign Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| British Society of Cinematographers | July 18, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Editing | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Sound | Ray Beckett, Paul Ottosson | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | January 15, 2010 | Best Action Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Won |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 27, 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett | Won |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| Dallas International Film Festival | March 26, 2009 | Dallas Star Award | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 24, 2010 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 24, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 24, 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 24, 2010 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 11, 2009 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 11, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | January 30, 2010 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Empire Awards | March 28, 2010 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 28, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | March 28, 2010 | Best Thriller | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | February 8, 2010 | Best Technical Achievement | Barry Ackroyd | Won |
| Golden Frog | November 29, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 17, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 17, 2010 | Best Motion Picture - Drama | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 17, 2010 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | November 30, 2009 | Best Feature | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | November 30, 2009 | Best Ensemble Performance | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | November 30, 2009 | Breakthrough Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Hollywood Film Festival | October 26, 2009 | Actor of the Year | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| Hollywood Film Festival | October 26, 2009 | Director of the Year | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | November 12, 2010 | Outstanding Editing in a Feature Film | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society | December 19, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | December 19, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society | December 19, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2009 | Best Male Lead | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | February 21, 2009 | Best Supporting Male | Anthony Mackie | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society Award | February 17, 2010 | Best Editing | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Won |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | February 20, 2010 | Best International Film | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | January 3, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 18, 2010 | Film of the Year | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 18, 2010 | Director of the Year | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 14, 2009 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 14, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | February 20, 2010 | Best Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | February 20, 2010 | Best Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Nantucket Film Festival | June 21, 2009 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |
| National Board of Review | January 12, 2010 | Best Male Breakthrough Performance | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2010 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 3, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 26, 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Anthony Mackie | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics | December 14, 2009 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| New York Film Critics | December 14, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| New York Online Film Critics | December 13, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| North Texas Film Critics Association | January 11, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Online Film Critics | January 5, 2010 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Online Film Critics | January 5, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Online Film Critics | January 5, 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics | January 5, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| Online Film Critics | January 5, 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Mackie | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics | January 5, 2010 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics | January 5, 2010 | Best Editing | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 7, 2010 | Male Breakthrough Performance | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 24, 2010 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Greg Shapiro, Nicolas Chartier | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 14, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 14, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | February 4, 2010 | Outstanding Director of the Year | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 20, 2009 | Best Drama Film | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 20, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 20, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| Satellite Awards | December 20, 2009 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | December 20, 2009 | Best Editing | Chris Innis Bob Murawski | Won |
| Saturn Awards | June 24, 2010 | Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | June 24, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 23, 2010 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 23, 2010 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Seattle International Film Festival | June 14, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| ShoWest Triumph Award | April 2, 2010 | Outstanding Direction | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics | December 14, 2009 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Southeastern Film Critics | December 14, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Southeastern Film Critics | December 14, 2009 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Southeastern Film Critics | December 14, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 21, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 16, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | December 16, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Utah Film Critics Association | December 18, 2009 | Best Picture | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association | December 18, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 13, 2010 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 13, 2010 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 13, 2010 | Best Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 13, 2010 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | August 27, 2008 | Golden Lion | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | August 27, 2008 | Gucci Group Award | Mark Boal | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | August 27, 2008 | SIGNIS Award | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | August 27, 2008 | La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | August 27, 2008 | Human Rights Film Network Award | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | December 7, 2009 | Best Film | The Hurt Locker | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | December 7, 2009 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | December 7, 2009 | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | December 7, 2009 | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | December 7, 2009 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Anthony Mackie | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | December 7, 2009 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | December 7, 2009 | Best Ensemble | The Hurt Locker | Won |
| Writers Guild of America | February 20, 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Boal | Won |