
Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Acting (6 movies)
Directing (16 movies)

Strange Days
1995

Point Break
1991

Near Dark
1987

K-19: The Widowmaker
2002

The Hurt Locker
2008

Blue Steel
1990

The Weight of Water
2001

The Loveless
1984

The Protectors
2017

Zero Dark Thirty
2012

The Set-Up
1978
Last Days
2014

Detroit
2017

A House of Dynamite
2025

Mission Zero
2007
Psychological Operations in Support of Unconventional Warfare
1975
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Bored | 1979 | Writer |
| The Loveless | 1984 | Writer |
| Near Dark | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Blue Steel | 1990 | Writer |
| Undertow | 1996 | Writer |
| K-19: The Widowmaker | 2002 | Producer |
| The Hurt Locker | 2008 | Producer |
| Zero Dark Thirty | 2012 | Producer |
| Cartel Land | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Mogadishu, Minnesota | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Detroit | 2017 | Producer |
| Triple Frontier | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| A House of Dynamite | 2025 | Producer |





