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Kathryn Bigelow Biography

Birth Name:
Kathryn Ann Bigelow
Birth Place:
San Carlos, California, United States
Profession
Director, actor, screenwriter, producer

Fast Facts

  • Began her career as a painter and had a scholarship to study conceptual art at the Whitney Museum in New York
  • First full-length feature was the 1982 biker film The Loveless
  • Directed the 1987 music video for New Order's "Touched by the Hand of God
  • " In 2010, she became the fourth woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director, for her 2009 film The Hurt Locker
  • Her nomination also put her in competition with her ex-husband, James Cameron, up for his film Avatar

Awards

  • 2013Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2012Boston Society of Film Critics-Best Director: winner
  • 2012Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012New York Film Critics Online-Best Director: winner
  • 2012Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2012Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Washington D.C. Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner
  • 2012Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Director (Runner-up): winner
  • 2012National Board of Review-Best Director: winner
  • 2012New York Film Critics Circle-Best Director: winner
  • 2010Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2010Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
  • 2010BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: winner
  • 2010Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Director: winner
  • 2010BAFTA Film Awards-Best Director: winner
  • 2009Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner
  • 2009Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
  • 2009Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: winner
  • 2009Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 2009Online Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner
  • 2009Washington D.C. Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner
  • 2009National Society of Film Critics-Best Director: winner
  • 2009New York Film Critics Circle-Best Director: winner
  • 2009Austin Film Critics-Best Director: winner
  • 2009Boston Society of Film Critics-Best Director: winner
  • 2009Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner

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