Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow
Bigelow in 2010
Born
Kathryn Ann Bigelow

(1951-11-27) November 27, 1951 (age 72)
San Carlos, California, U.S.
EducationSan Francisco Art Institute (BFA)
Columbia University (MFA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1978–present
Spouse
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(m. 1989; div. 1991)​

Kathryn Ann Bigelow (/ˈbɪɡəˌloʊ/; born November 27, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.[1] She has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010.[2]

Bigelow made her directorial film debut with the outlaw biker film The Loveless (1981). She rose to prominence directing the thrillers Near Dark (1987), Blue Steel (1990), Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). For directing the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008), Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director.[3] She has since directed the spy thriller Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and the crime drama Detroit (2017).

She directed episodes of the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking for her work on the Netflix film Cartel Land (2015). She is known for her collaborations with Eric Red and Mark Boal.

  1. ^ "Bigelow, Kathryn". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 38–42. ISBN 9780824211134.
  2. ^ Stone, Oliver (April 29, 2010). "Kathryn Bigelow". TIME. The 2010 TIME 100. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "'Hurt Locker' wins best picture, director". MSNBC. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.