Kathyrn Bigelow won the Oscars this year for Best Direction for her film 'The Hurt Locker'. She made history as the first woman to receive the honor for the Best Direction at the Oscars. Previously, only three other women have been nominated for this category :Lina Wertmuller for 'Seven Beauties', Jane Campion for 'The Piano' and Sofia Coppola for 'Lost in Translation'.
The Hurt Locker has won 5 other Oscars this year including Best Picture, Best Film Editing , Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay.
Kathyrn Bigelow in her acceptance speech said that This is the moment of a lifetime as she received her award from Barbra Streisand who opined the time has come.Bigelow dedicated her award to the men and women who are struggling and risking their lives, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bigelow has directed several movies in the past including 'Near Dark' in 1987 , 'Blue Steel' in 1989, 'Point Break' in 1991.She also won the Saturn Award for Best Direction in 1995 for 'Strange Days'
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