She made history by becoming the first woman to win the Oscar for best director in the 82 years they have been giving these awards.
"It's the most important moment of my life," said Kathryn Bigelow, whose film "The Hurt Locker" ( "In Hostile Land") was raised with six statues of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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The reporter (J) said that the success of Bigelow means a radical change of fortune since his previous films had gone completely unnoticed by the academy.
But Bigelow decided to gamble in style with "The Hurt Locker", a film partially funded convinced herself that no major studio would allow him the creative freedom she needed, adds Savage.
The result was that the film took awards for best editing, original screenplay, sound editing and sound mixing defeating the giant blockbuster "Avatar," director James Cameron, Bigelow's former husband, who left with just three: photography, visual effects and art direction.
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Some have described the contest between Bigelow and Cameron as a clash of the titans as the tapes of both competing for nine awards, but the same director had said he only wanted the best picture and give him his ex-wife the best director .
Bigelow made the film, a war drama set in Iraq, with a cast of unknowns "for the audience not imagine which of the three main characters would die based on the reputation" of the actors.
And instead of deciding to shoot in the Arizona desert, the filmmaker chose to Jordan, despite having to work at temperatures up to 46 degrees Celsius.
The result won over the critics for the "sharpness convincing action sequences" and "deep study of heroism", but many criticized the decision of the director not to assume ideological point of view regarding the war Iraq, as noted by Mark Savage.
According to the filmmaker, one of his intentions was to recreate the drama of the soldiers in a war, something that in their opinion, the U.S. media fails to reflect.
Kathryn Bigelow was born in 1951 in San Carlos, California. His father ran a paint factory and his mother was a librarian.
The director is described as a shy girl who poured all their anxieties in artistic creation, especially in the arts. "Painting is a bit elitist, while the film crosses cultures and classes," he said.
In adolescence Bigelow attended the Art Institute of San Francisco and received classes on film critic Susan Sontag at Columbia University in New York.
And, says Savage, the composition of the scenes in his movies, you can see their training as a painter.
His films, full of action, reflect the life of a person who likes action, who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and scuba diving.
He has made films about vampires Near dark (When darkness falls, 1987), the Cold War K-19 The Widowmaker (K-19, 2002) and thrillers like Strange Days (Strange Days, 1995).
Before Bigelow only three women were nominated for an Oscar for Best Director: Lina Wertmuller for "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" in 1977 and Jane Campion for "The Piano" in 1993, and Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation" in 2003.
But despite its current position in the history of the Oscars, Bigelow did not yield to the feminist label, says Mark Savage.
"I love strong women," she said in an interview. "However, just as men inspire me."
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"It's the most important moment of my life," said Kathryn Bigelow, whose film "The Hurt Locker" ( "In Hostile Land") was raised with six statues of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Full list of winners click
The reporter (J) said that the success of Bigelow means a radical change of fortune since his previous films had gone completely unnoticed by the academy.
But Bigelow decided to gamble in style with "The Hurt Locker", a film partially funded convinced herself that no major studio would allow him the creative freedom she needed, adds Savage.
The result was that the film took awards for best editing, original screenplay, sound editing and sound mixing defeating the giant blockbuster "Avatar," director James Cameron, Bigelow's former husband, who left with just three: photography, visual effects and art direction.
click on "the best party of the city
Some have described the contest between Bigelow and Cameron as a clash of the titans as the tapes of both competing for nine awards, but the same director had said he only wanted the best picture and give him his ex-wife the best director .
Bigelow made the film, a war drama set in Iraq, with a cast of unknowns "for the audience not imagine which of the three main characters would die based on the reputation" of the actors.
And instead of deciding to shoot in the Arizona desert, the filmmaker chose to Jordan, despite having to work at temperatures up to 46 degrees Celsius.
The result won over the critics for the "sharpness convincing action sequences" and "deep study of heroism", but many criticized the decision of the director not to assume ideological point of view regarding the war Iraq, as noted by Mark Savage.
According to the filmmaker, one of his intentions was to recreate the drama of the soldiers in a war, something that in their opinion, the U.S. media fails to reflect.
Kathryn Bigelow was born in 1951 in San Carlos, California. His father ran a paint factory and his mother was a librarian.
The director is described as a shy girl who poured all their anxieties in artistic creation, especially in the arts. "Painting is a bit elitist, while the film crosses cultures and classes," he said.
In adolescence Bigelow attended the Art Institute of San Francisco and received classes on film critic Susan Sontag at Columbia University in New York.
And, says Savage, the composition of the scenes in his movies, you can see their training as a painter.
His films, full of action, reflect the life of a person who likes action, who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and scuba diving.
He has made films about vampires Near dark (When darkness falls, 1987), the Cold War K-19 The Widowmaker (K-19, 2002) and thrillers like Strange Days (Strange Days, 1995).
Before Bigelow only three women were nominated for an Oscar for Best Director: Lina Wertmuller for "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" in 1977 and Jane Campion for "The Piano" in 1993, and Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation" in 2003.
But despite its current position in the history of the Oscars, Bigelow did not yield to the feminist label, says Mark Savage.
"I love strong women," she said in an interview. "However, just as men inspire me."
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