Actor

Kathryn Bigelow

1974–presentb. 1951DocumentaryDramaSci-FiMusic

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 15 films ↗Also wrote 5 screenplays ↗

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Filmography

2009Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas SirkInterviewee 2002Living in DarknessHerself9.0 1995Cinefile: Reel WomenSelf 1988Martini Ranch: ReachPosse Leader 1983Born in FlamesNewspaper editor6.1 1976RegroupingSelf4.6 1974

About

Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark (1987), the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break (1991), the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water (2000) and the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008). The Hurt Locker won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama. With The Hurt Locker, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Director. In April 2010, Bigelow was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of the year.

As Director

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1995Strange Days 1991Point Break 1987Near Dark 2002K-19: The Widowmaker 2008The Hurt Locker 1990Blue Steel

As Screenwriter

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1987Near Dark 1979Bored 1996Undertow 1984The Loveless 1990Blue Steel

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