As Director
Detroit
2017
7.3
Kathryn Bigelow
Acting
Birth Date
November 27, 1951
Place of Birth
San Carlos, California, USA
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
7.0
As Director
The Hurt Locker
2008
7.3
As Director
Mission Zero
2007
6.8
As Actor
Living in Darkness
2002
9.0
As Director
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
6.6
As Director
The Weight of Water
2000
5.5
As Writer
Undertow
1996
5.7
As Director
Strange Days
1995
7.0
As Director
Point Break
1991
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Blue Steel
1990
5.8
As Director, As Writer
Near Dark
1987
6.9
As Director, As Writer
The Loveless
1984
5.7
As Actor
Born in Flames
1983
6.1