the movie had very positive reviews. it has a 97% on rotten tomatoes. critics found the movie to the gripping, intense and full of suspense. roger ebert rated it the best film of 2009 and second best movie of the decade. it made the top ten lists of many movie critics. critics praised jeremy renner for his acting and kathryn bigelow as director. veterans criticized that the movie was inaccurate in portraying the army. the movie had nine nominations at the 82nd academy awards. it won the following six: best picture, best director, best original screenplay, best sound editing, best sound mixing, and best film editing. "the hurt locker" was nominated for three golden globe awards. kathryn bigelow won several awards for directing including a bafta award, washington d.c. area film critics association award for best director, and best director award from chicago, boston, las vegas, los angeles and new york' film critics groups.