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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A House of Dynamite (2025) | Director / Writer | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit (2017) | Director / Writer | 7.1 |
| 3 | Last Days (2014) | Director / Writer | - |
| 4 | Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Oscars 2013 | Director / Writer | 7.5 |
| 5 | The Hurt Locker (2008) Oscars 2010 | Director / Writer | 7.4 |
| 6 | Mission Zero (2007) | Director / Writer | - |
| 7 | K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) | Director / Writer | 6.8 |
| 8 | Living in Darkness (2002) | Herself | - |
| 9 | The Weight of Water (2001) | Director / Writer | 7 |
| 10 | Strange Days (1995) | Director / Writer | 6.7 |
| 11 | A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) | Self | - |
| 12 | Point Break (1991) | Director / Writer | 7.4 |
| 13 | Blue Steel (1990) | Director / Writer | 6 |
| 14 | Near Dark (1987) | Director / Writer | 6.8 |
| 15 | The Loveless (1984) | Director / Writer | 6 |
| 16 | Born in Flames (1983) | Newspaper editor | 6 |
| 17 | Union City (1980) | Director / Writer | 6 |

