Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Acting
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
The Colbert Report
2005
TV
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Movie
Born in Flames
as Newspaper editor
1983
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
Wild Palms
as Mazie Woiwode (uncredited)
1993
Movie
Regrouping
as Self
1976
Movie
Living in Darkness
as Herself
2002
Movie
Prisoner's Dilemma
as Worker
1974
Movie
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
as Interviewee
2009
Movie
Done To
1974
Movie
Cinefile: Reel Women
as Self
1995
Movie
Martini Ranch: Reach
as Posse Leader
1988
Crew
Movie
The Hurt Locker
Director
2008
Movie
Zero Dark Thirty
Director
2012
Movie
Point Break
Director
1991
Movie
Triple Frontier
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
Detroit
Director
2017
Movie
Strange Days
Director
1995
Movie
A House of Dynamite
Director
2025
Movie
K-19: The Widowmaker
Producer
2002
Movie
Near Dark
Screenplay
1987
Movie
Blue Steel
Director
1990
Movie
Cartel Land
Executive Producer
2015
Movie
The Weight of Water
Director
2001