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Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow

Known For Directing
Birthday Nov 27, 1951 (73)
Birthplace San Carlos, California, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 H ... urt 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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Filmography

Born in Flames

Born in Flames

1983

as Newspaper Editor

Esther's Choice

Esther's Choice

2020

Thanks

Eye of God

Eye of God

1997

Thanks

Undertow

Undertow

1996

Writer

Blue Steel

Blue Steel

1990

Screenplay

Near Dark

Near Dark

1987

Screenplay

The Loveless

The Loveless

1981

Writer

I Am Not a Weapon

I Am Not a Weapon

2018

Director

The Protectors

The Protectors

2017

Director

Detroit

Detroit

2017

Director

Last Days

Last Days

2014

Director

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

2012

Director

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

2008

Director

Mission Zero

Mission Zero

2007

Director

K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

Director

The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water

2001

Director

Strange Days

Strange Days

1995

Director

Point Break

Point Break

1991

Director

Blue Steel

Blue Steel

1990

Director

Near Dark

Near Dark

1987

Director

The Loveless

The Loveless

1981

Director

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1978

Director

Triple Frontier

Triple Frontier

2019

Executive Producer

I Am Not a Weapon

I Am Not a Weapon

2018

Producer

Detroit

Detroit

2017

Producer

Mogadishu, Minnesota

Mogadishu, Minnesota

2016

Executive Producer

Cartel Land

Cartel Land

2015

Executive Producer

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

2012

Producer

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

2008

Producer

K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Director The Hurt Locker Nominated
Academy Awards Best Director Near Dark Nominated
Golden Globes Best Director The Hurt Locker Won
BAFTA Awards Best Director The Hurt Locker Won
SAG Awards Best Director The Hurt Locker Won
SAG Awards Best Director Zero Dark Thirty Nominated
Television Credits

Wild Palms

as Mazie Woiwode (uncredited)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 16, 1993

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

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