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The Hurt Locker
06/25/2009
In an industry dominated by males Kathryn Bigelow has carved out a long and distinguished career as a director by beating the boys at their own game. The helmer of such cult classics as trashy tech-noir Strange Days and vampire western Near Dark, Bigalow has a knack for turning genre fiction on its head, making the familiar somehow feel fresh and vibrant.
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Kathryn Bigelow Denies Bias In Forthcoming Bin Laden Film
08/23/2011
Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is denying allegations that she received special treatment from the White House in connection with a film she is making about the special "black ops" hunt for Islamic terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
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'Hurt Locker' Sweeps Oscars
03/08/2010
The Hurt Locker scored an amazing upset against the heavily favored Avatar at Sunday's 82nd annual Academy Awards. The Hurt Locker, the gritty Iraq War drama about an Army bomb disposal squad, won best picture and its director Kathryn Bigelow, 53, pictured, became the first woman ever to win the best director honor.
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BAFTAs Bash 'Avatar,' Embrace 'Hurt Locker'
02/22/2010
Director Kathryn Bigelow had big success at the BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Oscars, Sunday night, where The Hurt Locker won six awards including Best Film and Best Director, while her ex-husband James Cameron's Avatar claimed just two awards.