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The Hurt Locker is an award-winning 2 hr action thriller, based on the wartime experience of journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, about three (3) members of Elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in the war-set city of Iraq where everyone are potential enemies and every object could be a deadly bomb. These soldiers tries to make the city a safer place for Americans and Iraqis and disarm several Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad. (source)

Excerpts from ComingSoon.net: “In the summer of 2004, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) of Bravo Company are at the volatile center of the war, part of a small counterforce specifically trained to handle the homemade bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), that account for more than half of American hostile deaths and have killed thousands of Iraqis. The job, a high-pressure, high-stakes assignment, which soldiers volunteer for, requires a calm intelligence that leaves no room for mistakes, as they learn when they lose their team leader on a routine mission.

When Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) cheerfully takes over the team, Sanborn and Eldridge are shocked by what seems like his reckless disregard for military protocol and basic safety measures. And yet, in the fog of war, appearances are never reliable. Is James really a swaggering cowboy who lives for peak experiences and the moments when the margin of error is zero – or is he a consummate professional who has honed his craft to high-wire precision? As the fiery chaos of Baghdad threatens to engulf them, the men struggle to understand and contain their mercurial new leader long enough for them to make it home. They have only 38 days left in their tour, but with each new mission comes another deadly encounter, and as James blurs the line between bravery and bravado, it seems only a matter of time before disaster strikes”. (source)

The movie casts includes Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo, and Christopher Sayegh.

It is directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who became the first woman to win best director in the 82nd Academy Awards, and it was produced by First Light, Kingsgate Films, and Voltage Pictures. (source)

It was released last June 26, 2009 on theathres by Summit Entertainment and last January 12, 2010 was the release on DVDs.

The 82nd Academy Awards or Oscars took place last March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California and was televised live via ABC from the US. It was flooded with amazing awesome movies and short films competing for an award from 24 possible Oscars recognition. The great list of the movies includes Hurt Locker, Crazy Heart, The Blind Side, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Avatar, Star Trek, The Young Victoria, and Up. (source)

User Tom Philip submitted an article in College Humor entitled: “Honest Movie Titles: Oscars 2010″ consisting of modified posters of nominated movies. (source). A sample below:

Below is the list of Oscars 2010 Winners (source):

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Best Achievement in Directing:

Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:

The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Geoffrey Fletcher

Best Achievement in Cinematography:

Avatar (2009): Mauro Fiore

Best Achievement in Editing:

The Hurt Locker (2008): Bob Murawski, Chris Innis

Best Achievement in Art Direction:

Avatar (2009): Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair

Best Achievement in Costume Design:

The Young Victoria (2009): Sandy Powell

Best Achievement in Makeup:

Star Trek (2009): Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:

Up (2009): Michael Giacchino

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:

Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham(“The Weary Kind”)

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing:

The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett

Best Achievement in Sound Editing:

The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson

Best Achievement in Visual Effects:

Avatar (2009): Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year:

Up (2009): Pete Docter

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year:

El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)

Best Documentary, Features:

The Cove (2009): Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens

Best Documentary, Short Subjects:

Music by Prudence (2010): Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett

Best Short Film, Animated:

Logorama (2009): Nicolas Schmerkin

Best Short Film, Live Action:

The New Tenants (2009): Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson

Let us look back at the winner’s movie trailers (courtesy of Youtube):