Kathryn Bigelow
Directing
Biography
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.
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Movies (23)
A House of Dynamite2025Directing
Detroit2017Directing
The Protectors2017Directing- Last Days2014Directing
Zero Dark Thirty2012Directing
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk2009Interviewee
The Hurt Locker2008Directing
Living in Darkness2002Herself
K-19: The Widowmaker2002Directing
The Weight of Water2001Directing
Strange Days1995Directing
Cinefile: Reel Women1995Self
Point Break1991Directing
Blue Steel1990Directing
Martini Ranch: Reach1988Posse Leader
Near Dark1987Directing
The Loveless1984Directing
Born in Flames1983Newspaper editor
The Set-Up1978Directing
Regrouping1976Self- Psychological Operations in Support of Unconventional Warfare1975Directing
Prisoner's Dilemma1974Worker- Done To1974
Shows (7)
The Colbert Report2005
Karen Sisco2003Directing
The Daily Show1996Self
Late Show with David Letterman1993Self - Guest
Wild Palms1993Mazie Woiwode (uncredited)
Homicide: Life on the Street1993Directing
The Oscars1953Self