The Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film. It follows a United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team during the Iraq War.

The title is a colloquialism for being injured in an explosion, as in “they sent him to the hurt locker”,or for “a place of ultimate pain”. It dates back to the Vietnam War, where it was one of several phrases meaning “in trouble or at a disadvantage; in bad shape.”

It is a controversial movie in despite of the fact that it wins 6 prizes from up to 9 nominations on the 82nd Oscar Academy Awards held in Mar, 07th, 2010.

Let’s have a look at the glories of The Hurt Locker:

The winner of Best Picture

The winner of Directing

The winner of Film Editing

The winner of Sound Editing

The winner of Sound Mixing

The winner of Writing(Original Screenplay)

Are you tempted to watch it now? Below is the theatrical trailer. Enjoy!