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There's no other way to describe it; this is the moment of a lifetime
'Locker,' Bullock, Bigelow win Oscars Mar 08, 2010
Thank you so much for honoring 'The Hurt Locker' with two Golden Tomato awards. I'm grateful for your support of the film and am delighted that you have deemed it 'fresh,
'Locker,' 'Up' win Golden Tomato awards Jan 12, 2010
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 science fiction/film noir Strange Days (1995), the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water (2000) and the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008). The Hurt Locker won the 2009 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.