The Hurt Locker News

12/17/09 "Up in the Air," "Precious" and "Inglourious Basterds" led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nominations each Thursday, among them honors for George Clooney, Diane Kruger and Mo'Nique.  |  New York Post - New York NY

12/17/09 Tilting from the template a bit, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has chosen to fill its drama category this year with one potential blockbuster (James Cameron's adventure-fantasy "Avatar"), one star-driven but small-scale vehicle (Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" with George Clooney), two war movies (Quentin Tarantino's WWII revenge-fantasy "Inglourious Basterds" and Kathryn Bigelow's taut, unpreachy Iraq War nail-biter "The Hurt Locker") and an intimate, harrowing inner-city tale of adolescent perseverance (Lee Daniels' "Precious").  |  Variety

12/17/09 If you were hoping the Screen Actors Guild Awards would bestow more respect upon a certain top-reviewed film than the Golden Globes did, your hopes were pretty much dashed.  |  E! Online

12/17/09 "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" led the list, with three nominations each, as the Screen Actors Guild unveiled noms for its 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday morning.  |  The Hollywood Reporter

12/16/09 LONDON Dont expect a domestic disturbance at this years Oscars.  |  JAM! Showbiz

12/16/09 The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor "The Hurt Locker's" Kathryn Bigelow as Outstanding Director of the Year. The fest will offer a retrospective of her films and present an evening devoted to Bigelow on Feb. 8.  |  The Hollywood Reporter

12/16/09 Despite all this, some critical consensus is emerging, with "Up in the Air" being widely praised.  |  Variety

12/16/09 The Hurt Locker has won another major film prize from the Austin Film Critics Association in Texas.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

12/15/09 This alchemy might turn gold into ink as several Golden Globes nominees should be able to convert acclaim into free publicity.  |  The Hollywood Reporter

12/15/09 It's an improvised explosive device and it's blowing up all kinds of year-end awards lists.  |  E! Online