Kathryn Bigelow
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 Outs…
Also Known As
Katrhryn Bigelow · Kathryn Ann Bigelow
Acting (14)
The Forever Prisoner
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
Interviewee
The Colbert Report
Living in Darkness
Herself
The Daily Show
Self
Cinefile: Reel Women
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Wild Palms
Mazie Woiwode (uncredited)
Martini Ranch: Reach
Posse Leader
Born in Flames
Newspaper editor
Regrouping
Self
Prisoner's Dilemma
Worker
Done To
The Oscars
Self
Crew (39)
A House of Dynamite
Director
2025A House of Dynamite
Producer
2025Year Zero
Executive Producer
2022
Esther's Choice
Thanks
2020
Triple Frontier
Executive Producer
2019
Detroit
Director
2017Detroit
Producer
2017
The Protectors
Director
2017
Mogadishu, Minnesota
Executive Producer
2016
Cartel Land
Executive Producer
2015
Last Days
Director
2014
Zero Dark Thirty
Director
2012Zero Dark Thirty
Producer
2012
The Hurt Locker
Director
2008The Hurt Locker
Producer
2008
Mission Zero
Director
2007
Karen Sisco
Director
2003
K-19: The Widowmaker
Director
2002K-19: The Widowmaker
Producer
2002
The Weight of Water
Director
2001
Eye of God
Thanks
1997
Undertow
Writer
1996
Strange Days
Director
1995Wild Palms
Director
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director
1993
Point Break
Director
1991
Blue Steel
Director
1990Blue Steel
Writer
1990
Near Dark
Director
1987Near Dark
Screenplay
1987
The Equalizer
Story
1985
The Loveless
Director
1984The Loveless
Writer
1984
Union City
Script Supervisor
1980Bored
Writer
1979Bored
Cinematography
1979Altered to Suit
Editor
1979
The Set-Up
Director
1978Psychological Operations in Support of Unconventional Warfare
Director
1975