Director Kathryn Bigelow makes history with 'Hurt Locker'

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LOS ANGELES - Bigelow made Oscar history Sunday night, becoming the first woman to win best director at the Academy Awards for "The Hurt Locker."Kathryn's film, which also won best picture.Other wins included Film Editing, Original Screenplay and Sound Editing.KathrynBigelow called the victory “the moment of a lifetime”.Bigelow dedicated the award to the military men and women serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world.She add:"May they come home safe."

She was the fourth woman nominated for the prize, following Jane Campion ("The Piano"), Lina Wertmuller ("Seven Beauties") and Sofia Coppola ("Lost in Translation") — had ever been nominated for Directin.Kathryn thank her fellow nominees and war journalist Mark Boal, who wrote the script based on his experiences covering the Iraq war.
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Kathryn also bested ex-husband James Cameron, who was up for directing the sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" — and she'd been sitting directly in front of him all night during the Oscar ceremony. Much has been made about the former spouses competing against each other, but their split was amicable and the two since have supported each other professionally. As Bigelow's victory was announced, Cameron could be seen clapping and saying, "Yes, yes."
She said - "I suppose I like to think of myself as a filmmaker" — not a female filmmaker.