Kathryn Ann Bigelow (; born November 27, 1951) is an American director, producer and writer. Her films include the vampire Western horror film
Near Dark (1987), the action crime film
Point Break (1991), the controversial science fiction action thriller
Strange Days (1995), the mystery thriller
The Weight of Water (2000), the submarine thriller
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), the war film
The Hurt Locker (2009), the action thriller war film
Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and the short film
Last Days of Ivory (2014).
The Hurt Locker won the 2009
Academy Award for Best Picture, won the
BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2009
Golden Globe Award for Best Drama.