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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.
The roles that explain the career.
23 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A House of Dynamite | Director | Film |
| 2025 | A House of Dynamite | Producer | Film |
| 2019 | Triple Frontier | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2017 | Detroit | Director | Film |
| 2017 | Detroit | Producer | Film |
| 2015 | Cartel Land | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Director | Film |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Producer | Film |
| 2008 | The Hurt Locker | Director | Film |
| 2008 | The Hurt Locker | Producer | Film |
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Director | Film |
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Producer | Film |
| 2001 | The Weight of Water | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Strange Days | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Wild Palms | Mazie Woiwode (uncredited) | TV |
| 1991 | Point Break | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Blue Steel | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Blue Steel | Writer | Film |
| 1987 | Near Dark | Director | Film |
| 1984 | The Loveless | Director | Film |
| 1984 | The Loveless | Writer | Film |
| 1983 | Born in Flames | Newspaper editor | Film |
| 1978 | The Set-Up | Director | Film |
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