Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers
Best Picture /
Zero Dark Thirty
Film Synopsis
In the aftermath of 9/11, as the trail in the hunt for Osama bin Laden seems to grow cold, a determined CIA agent begins a painstaking, decade-long search for the Al Qaeda leader. For Maya, direct experience of terrorism steels her resolve to find bin Laden and leads her to trust her own instincts regarding the best course of investigation to pursue.
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Academy Awards History
Including his nomination this year for Original Screenplay for ZERO DARK THIRTY, this is the fourth Academy Award nomination for Mark Boal. He was previously nominated for:
THE HURT LOCKER (2009)
Winner, Best Picture
THE HURT LOCKER (2009)
Winner, Writing (Original)
This is the third Academy Award nomination for Kathryn Bigelow. She was previously nominated for:
THE HURT LOCKER (2009)
Winner, Directing
THE HURT LOCKER (2009)
Winner, Best Picture
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Megan Ellison.
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