really bears down on these guys who are decent people, but really in an impossible situation. and so i think there is just a lot of different factors that didn t make it a good choice for them or for us. academy award nominees mark boal, screenwriter, kathryn bigelow, the director of the hurt locker, thanks to you both for coming on the show and good luck to you both at the oscars. really appreciate your time. thank you. thank you, rachel. should be noted, if kathryn bigelow wins for best director here, she would be the first woman to win an oscar for best director in the 82 years that the oscars has existed. it should also be noted that as this film competes for best picture, some of the films it s competing against are films that took hundreds of millions of dollars to create. the hurt locker was made for $11 million. it initially opened in fourh#o count em four theaters. i m very excited for the oscars this year. okay, so the excellent intern staff on this show, bot