Bigelow was the first woman to win Best Director and the film was the first Best Picture winner to be directed by a woman.

In "The Hurt Locker," however, it's what doesn't blow up that counts, because its main characters constantly struggle to save, not sacrifice, lives. Except, perhaps, their own.

"Hurt Locker," he argues, isn't as much about Iraq as it is about one soldier's addiction to war. It's a character study, an exploration of courage, bravado and leadership told through "a series ...

"The Hurt Locker" earned six Oscars at the 82nd annual Academy Awards Sunday night, taking home the biggest prize -- best picture -- as well as honors for its director, original screenplay, sound ...

An Iraq war drama that chronicles the perilous adventures of a U.S. Army bomb disposal team outshined Avatar, the highest grossing film of all time, at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. The Hurt ...

The Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. and the New York Film Critics Circle both gave ‘The Hurt Locker’ their best picture award, with filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow earning the best director nod from ...

If I were Kathryn Bigelow, when a ‘Hurt Locker’ critic says the movie is full of too much John Wayne stuff, I’d take it as a compliment. Photo: Jeremy Renner in ‘The Hurt Locker.’ ...

Oscars 'Hurt Locker' Under Military Attack as Oscars Approach By Ed Barnes , Fox News Published March 2, 2010 9:56am EST | Updated June 25, 2015 7:02pm EDT Flipboard ...

Best Picture nominee The Hurt Locker stars Jeremy Renner, above (who's nominated for best actor), was directed by Kathryn Bigelow (who garnered a best director nomination) and might just take down ...

Mar. 4, 2010 -- Best picture frontrunner "The Hurt Locker" has been hammered by controversies just days before the Academy Awards, but none of them will likely change Sunday's outcome.

Anthony Mackie almost lost his role in The Hurt Locker because he was committed to another movie with "the worst director to ever direct". The 46-year-old ...