The
much-hyped
film
The
Hurt
Locker
swept
the
82nd
Annual
Academy
Awards
by
bagging
six
Oscars
out
of
nine
nominations.
It
outdid
the
films
like
Avatar
and
Inglourious
Basterds.
The
Hurt
Locker
walked
away
with
the
top
honour
by
bagging
the
Best
Picture
film
award.
Kathryn
Bigelow
became
the
first
woman
to
win
an
Oscar
for
Best
Director.
She
won
the
award
for
her
work
in
The
Hurt
Locker.
Other
artistes
who
won
Oscars
for
their
work
in
The
Hurt
Locker
are
Bob
Murawski
and
Chris
Innis
for
editing,
Paul
N.J.
Ottosson
for
sound
editing,
Paul
N.J.
Ottosson
and
Ray
Beckett
for
sound
mixing
and
Mark
Boal
for
original
screenplay.
However,
the
nearest
competitor
Avatar
managed
to
bag
only
three
awards.