Under the AFL's collective bargaining agreement, players make $830 per game, meaning members of the Power earn $14,940, before taxes, in an 18-game regular season that spans four months. They also have the option to rent a subsidized apartment for $150 a month, an amenity that used to be free.
As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama Platoon (1986), for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture.
March 7, 2010 | 9:38 pm. The 82nd Academy Awards followed the script set down by pundits, as the front-runners for all of the major Oscars won Sunday night. The Hurt Locker led with six Oscars, including best picture and best director for Kathryn Bigelow, who became the first woman to win this award. The Iraq war drama also picked up prizes for original screenplay (Mark Boal), editing, sound mixing and sound editing.