Kathryn Bigelow: First Woman to Win Best Director Oscar

Posted on March 9, 2010

The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow became the first women to win a Best Director Oscar when she won the Academy Award Sunday night. It has taken an extraordinarily long time for a woman to win on Oscar in the Best Picture category. The award was presented by Barbra Streisand.

A powerful, character driven movie about one man's addiction to war, The Hurt Locker deserved the Best Picture win. If you haven't seen it, be sure to pick up the DVD. Jeremy Renner is fantastic in it, and Evangeline Lilly has a small part.

Kathryn definitely deserved the win. During her acceptance speech Kathryn dedicated the Oscar to the troops. She said, "I'd just like to dedicate this to the women and men in the military who risk their lives on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world. And may they come home safe." The red rubber bracelet on her arm is a reminder of the charity she supports, The Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation. The non-profit organization provides assistance to wounded Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians and their families in the form of financial relief. The film centers around members of a team of EOD technicians stationed in Iraq.

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