

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…
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The Daily Show
1996 • TV
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Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • TV
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The Colbert Report
2005 • TV

The Equalizer
1985 • TV
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Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 • TV
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The Oscars
1953 • TV
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Point Break
1991 • Movie
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A House of Dynamite
2025 • Movie
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The Hurt Locker
2008 • Movie
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Zero Dark Thirty
2012 • Movie
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