Kathryn Bigelow

Born: 1951-11-27

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.

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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Born in Flames

as Newspaper Editor
Released: 1983-04-01

In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse...

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Martini Ranch: Reach

as Posse Leader
Released: 1988-01-16

Music video for Bill Paxton's band Martini Ranch where an outlaw biker arrives at a rough small...

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Living in Darkness

as Herself
Released: 2002-09-10

A documentary featuring the cast and crew of "Near Dark" reminiscing about the film's production.

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Cinefile: Reel Women

as Self
Released: 1995-02-19

Interviews with women directors working in Hollywood and Europe in the early 1990s, exploring...

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Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk

as Interviewee
Released: 2009-01-20

Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.

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Prisoner's Dilemma

as Self
Released: 1974-12-31

Film by Richard Serra and Robert Bell

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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The Colbert Report

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-10-17

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...

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Wild Palms

as Mazie Woiwode (uncredited)
First aired: 1993-05-16

A man uncovers a dangerous web of schemes and deceit when he accepts the presidency of a TV company.

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