Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Filmography
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
as Interviewee
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
as Interviewee
Living in Darkness
as Herself
Living in Darkness
as Herself
Cinefile: Reel Women
as Self
Cinefile: Reel Women
as Self
Martini Ranch: Reach
as Posse Leader
Martini Ranch: Reach
as Posse Leader
Born in Flames
as Newspaper editor
Born in Flames
as Newspaper editor
Regrouping
as Self
Regrouping
as Self
Prisoner's Dilemma
as Worker
Prisoner's Dilemma
as Worker
Done To
Done To