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Kathryn Bigelow

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73 Years Old

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.

Born

San Carlos, California, USA on 27th November 1951

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The Daily Show
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The Colbert Report
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Wild Palms
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And the Oscar Goes To...
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Living in Darkness
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Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
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Cinefile: Reel Women
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Prisoner's Dilemma
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