Mark Boal
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Mark Boal is an American journalist, screenwriter, and film producer. Boal initially worked as a journalist, writing for outlets like Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Salon, and Playboy. Boal's 2004
Boal in 2012
Zero Dark Thirty
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Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American political action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. Produced by Boal, Bigelow, and Megan Ellison, and independently financed by Ell
Mark Boal
…Hurt Locker, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2012 he wrote and produced Zero Dark Thirty, teaming again with director Kathryn Bigelow, about the tracking and killing of Osama bin Laden. The film earned him Academy Award nominations for Best…
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Jessica Chastain's performance garnered widespread critical acclaim and she received her second Academy Award and BAFTA nomination and her third SAG nomination. She also received her first Golden Globe Award for her performance in this film.