Kathryn Bigelow
Directing
- Born
- November 27, 1951 (age 74) · San Carlos, California, USA
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.
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In April 2010, Bigelow was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of the year.
Known for
The Hurt Locker
October 10, 2008
Zero Dark Thirty
December 19, 2012
Point Break
July 12, 1991
Triple Frontier
March 6, 2019
Detroit
July 28, 2017
Strange Days
October 13, 1995
A House of Dynamite
October 2, 2025
K-19: The Widowmaker
July 19, 2002
Near Dark
October 2, 1987
Blue Steel
March 16, 1990
Cartel Land
July 3, 2015
The Weight of Water
March 30, 2001
Behind the camera23
- 2025A House of Dynamite Director, Producer
- 2019Triple Frontier Executive Producer
- 2017Detroit Director, Producer
- 2017The Protectors Director
- 2016Mogadishu, Minnesota Executive Producer
- 2015Cartel Land Executive Producer
- 2014Last Days Director
- 2012Zero Dark Thirty Producer, Director
- 2008The Hurt Locker Producer, Director
- 2007Mission Zero