Mark Boal
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MARK BOAL’S PERSONAL DATA
Age: 48 years old
Born in: New York, USA
Born on: 23/01/1973
MARK BOAL BIOGRAPHY
Writer, producer and journalist. He is the son of William Stetson Boal Jr., producer of educational films, and brother of Christopher Stetson Boal, with whom he collaborates. He graduated in 1995 in Philosophy from Oberlin College and worked as a journalist for magazines such as “Rolling Stone” and “Playboy”. Paul Haggis is inspired by one of his articles published in “Playboy” in 2004, entitled “Death and dishonor” to create “In the Valley of Elah” (2007), the story of a father who goes in search of his veteran son. army returning from Iraq and mysteriously disappeared. The film earned Tommy Lee Jones a 2008 Oscar nomination in the Best Actor category. Also starting from an investigation made in 2004 in Iraq, “The Hurt Locker” was born, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and then released in the summer of 2009; Boal is the writer and co-producer of this film together with the director. The film won numerous awards at the Golden Globe and BAFTAs up to winning six Oscars in 2010 (best original screenplay, best editing, best sound, best sound editing, best director and best film) and several nominations (best actor, photography and soundtrack). In 2012, he returned to team up with Bigelow writing the screenplay for “Zero Dark Thirty”, acclaimed by the critics despite the controversial content, which receives a nomination for the 2013 Oscars for Best Screenplay.
THE MOST RECENT MOVIES BY MARK BOAL
Triple Frontier
Role: Screenwriter
Year: 2019
Detroit
Role: Screenwriter
Year: 2017
Zero Dark Thirty
Role: Screenwriter
Year: 2012
The Hurt Locker
Role: Screenwriter
Year: 2008 Go to the complete Filmography
MARK BOAL’S MOST RECURRING GENRES
Drama: 37% Action: 25% Adventure: 12% Thriller: 12%
MARK BOAL’S STATISTICS ON COMINGSOON.IT
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AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR MARK BOAL
Oscar
Here are all the awards and nominations Oscar
- 2013 – Nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Zero Dark Thirty
- 2010 – Best Original Screenplay Award for The Hurt Locker
Golden Globe
Here are all the awards and nominations Golden Globe
- 2013 – Best Screenplay Nomination for Zero Dark Thirty
- 2010 – Best Screenplay Nomination for The Hurt Locker
BAFTA
Here are all the awards and nominations BAFTA
- 2013 – Nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Zero Dark Thirty
- 2010 – Best Original Screenplay Award for The Hurt Locker
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