Writing (Original Screenplay) /
Zero Dark Thirty
Written by Mark Boal
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 Best Picture 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)
Other Nominees
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