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.
Directed
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The Hurt Locker (2008) — Director
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012) — Director
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Point Break (1991) — Director
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Detroit (2017) — Director
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Strange Days (1995) — Director
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A House of Dynamite (2025) — Director
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) — Director
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Near Dark (1987) — Director
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Blue Steel (1990) — Director
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The Weight of Water (2001) — Director
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Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Director
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The Loveless (1984) — Director
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Wild Palms (1993) — Director
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Karen Sisco (2003) — Director
- Last Days (2014) — Director
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The Protectors (2017) — Director
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The Set-Up (1978) — Director
- Psychological Operations in Support of Unconventional Warfare (1975) — Director
- Mission Zero (2007) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Daily Show (1996) — Self
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The Colbert Report (2005)
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Guest
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Born in Flames (1983) — Newspaper editor
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Wild Palms (1993) — Mazie Woiwode (uncredited)
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Regrouping (1976) — Self
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Living in Darkness (2002) — Herself
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Martini Ranch: Reach (1988) — Posse Leader
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Prisoner's Dilemma (1974) — Worker
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Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk (2009) — Interviewee
- Done To (1974)
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Cinefile: Reel Women (1995) — Self