‘Hurt Locker’ Sweeps Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow Makes History

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Lolita Carrico

Making history, ‘Hurt Locker’ director Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Best Director honors at the Academy Awards. Moments after her Best Director win, ‘Hurt Locker’ was named Best Motion Picture at the 2010 Academy Awards.

Winning six of their nominated nine Oscars, ‘Hurt Locker’ won nods including Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay.

After accepting her Best Director award and making history, Kathryn Bigelow barely made it to the press room before she had to turn around and head back to join her team to accept the Best Motion Picture statue.

The Best Director category not only pitted Bigelow against her ex-husband James Cameron for “Avatar” which won four Oscars tonight, but also fellow history-making nominee Lee Daniels who would have been the first African-American to win a Best Director Oscar had he won for “Precious.”