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Mark Boal

Birth Name:
Mark Boal
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director, Script department
Mark Boal

Fast Facts

  • Won the Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting at the 2009 Nantucket Film Festival
  • Received the Gucci Prize at the Venice Film Festival for his work on "The Hurt Locker․"
  • In 1995, he earned a degree in philosophy from Oberlin College
  • Is the brother of acclaimed author Christopher Stetson Boal
  • Started off as a freelance journalist for various magazines, including The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, etc
  • Often collaborates on films with director Kathryn Bigelow
  • Primarily writes pieces that deal with the lives and struggles of soldiers

Awards

  • 2008IOMA - Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale):Nominated
  • 2009EDA Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009EDA Award - Best Picture:Winner
  • 2009ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2009BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009CFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
  • 2009Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Winner
  • 2009HFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009HFCS Award - Best Picture:Winner
  • 2009Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2009Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 2009SEFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009SLFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009Gucci PrizeWinner
  • 2009WAFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 2010Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 2010Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Winner
  • 2010BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Winner
  • 2010BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2010Chlotrudis Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010Critics Choice Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 2010DFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2010Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2010Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
  • 2010ICS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010INOCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Winner
  • 2010OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 2010OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010Literary Award - Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Winner
  • 2010VFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 2012ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2012ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2012CFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 2012DFWFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2012ICP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2012NYFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2012NYFCO Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2012PFCS Award - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 2012SFFCC Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 2012Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
  • 2012SEFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2012SLFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 2012TFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2012VVFP Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2012WAFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2013AACTA International Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2013EDA Award - Best Picture:Winner
  • 2013EDA Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 2013BAFTA Film Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2013COFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013Critics Choice Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013GAFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2013HFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013ICS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013INOCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013IOMA - Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale):Nominated
  • 2013ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
  • 2013NCFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 2013OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2013OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2013VFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2013WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2018Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture:Nominated
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