About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1951-11-27
Place of birth:
San Carlos, California, USA
Website:
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Kathryn Bigelow

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2009 Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk Actor Interviewee N/A
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2002 Living in Darkness Actor Herself 59
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1995 Cinefile: Reel Women Actor Self N/A
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1993 Wild Palms Actor Mazie Woiwode (uncredited) 67
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1983 Born in Flames Actor Newspaper Editor 59
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1976 Regrouping Actor Self 59
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1974 Prisoner's Dilemma Actor Worker 59
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1974 Done To Actor N/A
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Directing
2018 I Am Not a Weapon Directing Director N/A
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2017 Detroit Directing Director 69
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2017 The Protectors Directing Director N/A
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2014 Last Days Directing Director 59
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2012 Zero Dark Thirty Directing Director 68
Fair
2008 The Hurt Locker Directing Director 71
Good
2007 Mission Zero Directing Director 59
Average
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Directing Director 62
Fair
2001 The Weight of Water Directing Director 57
Average
1995 Strange Days Directing Director 66
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1991 Point Break Directing Director 70
Good
1990 Blue Steel Directing Director 58
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1987 Near Dark Directing Director 64
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1987 Touched by the Hand of God Directing Director 59
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1984 The Loveless Directing Director 58
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1978 The Set-Up Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1996 Undertow Writing Writer 58
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1990 Blue Steel Writing Screenplay 58
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1987 Near Dark Writing Screenplay 64
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1984 The Loveless Writing Writer 58
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Bored Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2022 Year Zero Production Executive Producer N/A
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2019 Triple Frontier Production Executive Producer 62
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2018 I Am Not a Weapon Production Producer N/A
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2017 Detroit Production Producer 69
Fair
2016 Mogadishu, Minnesota Production Executive Producer N/A
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2015 Cartel Land Production Executive Producer 64
Fair
2012 Zero Dark Thirty Production Producer 68
Fair
2008 The Hurt Locker Production Producer 71
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2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Production Producer 62
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Crew
2020 Esther's Choice Crew Thanks 59
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1997 Eye of God Crew Thanks 59
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Editing
1979 Altered to Suit Editing Editor N/A
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