Age: 58
Film: The Hurt Locker
Synopsis: Find a bomb, defuse it. Find a bomb, defuse it. The job is simple enough, but the room for error is zero. Fail to defuse it, and die.
This is the daily work of the United States Army's Bravo Company. They patrol Baghdad during one of the Iraq war's most hellish times, trying each day not to get blown up.
Of all the films trying to show just what the war feels like, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker is the one that cracks it.
At the top of her game, there is no better chronicler of pure guts under fire than Bigelow. This film stands among her very best.
After a shocking opening sequence, James (Jeremy Renner) joins a tightly knit bomb-disposal unit where Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) is already the intelligence expert. James, by contrast, is a real cowboy.
Even in the hulking shell of his bomb suit, his swagger is obvious. He has successfully disabled 873 devices, approaching the job with the no-nonsense grit of a Bigelow hero... and the recklessness too.
But as the unit faces tougher challenges with each new bomb, the men start to fight James's bullish methods.
They have only thirty-eight days left in their rotation. They want to live to see day thirty-nine.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Bigelow has now previous Golden Globe wins.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: This is her first nomination
Awards/Nominations for Movie: For The Hurt Locker Bigelow has picked up Best Director awards at the Seattle International Film Festival, Hollywood Film Festival and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association awards.
She has also been nominated at the Golden Satellite Awards for Best Director and Best Film.
Critics: “But it’s not just the cast that should be applauded as Bigelow has produced a movie that is highly visual and in many cases very beautiful if, at times, very brutal. Shot in a documentary manner the audience is plunged into the belly of Iraq and can see at first hand the danger that the characters face on a daily basis. It’s a fast paced and exciting film as danger lurks around every corner.” - FemaleFirst
“Kathryn Bigelow's explosive, edge-of-the-seat thriller is one of the best war movies ever made. After years in the wilderness, the director's stunning return to form is set, fittingly enough, in the arid landscape of a scorched Iraq.” - Sky Movies
“ Bigelow makes a welcome return with a thrilling, edgy and, yes, explosive film about the toughest job in the world. What’s The Hurt Locker? Something special.” - Total Film
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