Iraq drama 'The Hurt Locker' rules Oscars

Iraq drama 'The Hurt Locker' rules Oscars
By Rob Woollard (AFP) – 18 hours ago

HOLLYWOOD — Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" dominated the 82nd Academy Awards here Sunday, scooping six Oscars including best picture on a historic night in Hollywood.

The powerful movie about a US Army bomb disposal squad in Baghdad blew away the competition, with film-maker Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman ever to win the Oscar for best director.

"This really is, there's no other way to describe it, the moment of a lifetime," said Bigelow, only the fourth woman ever to be nominated for the best director award by Academy voters.

"I'd like to dedicate this to the women and men in the military who risk their lives in a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world," Bigelow added. "May they come home safe."
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Iraq drama The Hurt Locker rules Oscars