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The GI
Film Festival, the only film festival in the country dedicated
to honoring the successes and sacrifices of American GIs,
would like to congratulate all of the people behind the war
drama The Hurt Locker for their nine Academy Award
nominations and six Academy Award wins including Best Picture
and Best Director. The GI Film Festival co-hosted an advanced
screening of The Hurt Locker with the non-profit organization
TAPS and the film’s lead actor Jeremy Renner at Washington,
DC’s Navy Memorial Theater in July 2009.
Overall,
The Hurt Locker and Avatar led Oscar nominees with nine
nominations each. In addition to a nomination for Best
Picture, the Academy also gave nods to Kathryn Bigelow for
Best Direction, to Renner for Actor in a Leading Role, and to
Mark Boal for Writing (original screenplay). The film has
already received numerous awards, including the Critics’
Choice Award for Best Picture and Best Director and has been
described as “a near perfect film” by Time magazine.
(Click
here for a complete list of Oscar nominations, released
Tuesday, February 2nd. And click
here for more information on The Hurt Locker, including
the film trailer.)
The 82nd
Annual Academy Awards Presentation took place Sunday,
March 7, 2010.
“We are of
course so proud to be associated with The Hurt Locker, which
is such an incredible film on so many levels,” said GI Film
Festival President Brandon Millett. “Not only is The Hurt
Locker a pure adrenaline rush, but it also drives home the
point that our men and women in uniform demonstrate
unparalleled courage on a daily basis.”
The GI
Film Festival 2010 will be held May 12-16, 2010 in Washington,
DC. |
