Kathryn Bigelow
Birthdate
November 27, 1951 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
San Carlos, California, USA
Known For
Directing
Details
Birthdate
November 27, 1951 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
San Carlos, California, USA
Known For
Directing
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.
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.
Kathryn Bigelow's LGBTQ+ Titles
Born in Flames
Newspaper Editor
Acting (12)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2009
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk as Interviewee
2005
The Colbert Report (1 episode)
2002
Living in Darkness as Herself
1996
The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1995
Cinefile: Reel Women as Self
1993
Wild Palms as Mazie Woiwode (uncredited) (5 episodes)
1988
Martini Ranch: Reach as Posse Leader
1983
Born in Flames as Newspaper Editor
1976
Regrouping as Self
1974
Prisoner's Dilemma as Self
1974
Done To
Directing (20)
2018
I Am Not A Weapon
• Director
2017
Detroit
• Director
2017
The Protectors
• Director
2014
Last Days
• Director
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
• Director
2011
The Miraculous Year
• Director
2008
The Hurt Locker
• Director
2007
Mission Zero
• Director
2003
Karen Sisco (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
• Director
2000
The Weight of Water
• Director
1995
Strange Days
• Director
1993
Wild Palms (5 episodes)
• Director (5 episodes)
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
1991
Point Break
• Director
1990
Blue Steel
• Director
1987
Near Dark
• Director
1987
Touched by the Hand of God
• Director
1981
The Loveless
• Director
1978
The Set-Up
• Director
Production (9)
2022
Year Zero (3 episodes)
• Executive Producer (3 episodes)
2019
Triple Frontier
• Executive Producer
2018
I Am Not A Weapon
• Producer
2017
Detroit
• Producer
2016
Mogadishu, Minnesota
• Executive Producer
2015
Cartel Land
• Executive Producer
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
• Producer
2008
The Hurt Locker
• Producer
2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
• Producer
Writing (6)
Bored
• Writer
1996
Undertow
• Writer
1990
Blue Steel
• Screenplay
1987
Near Dark
• Screenplay
1985
The Equalizer (1 episode)
• Story (1 episode)
1981
The Loveless
• Writer
Crew (1)
2020
Esther's Choice
• Thanks