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

kathrynbigelow 200x300 Hurt Locker Sweeps Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow Makes History 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.”

‘Hurt Locker’ Sweeps BAFTA Awards

Kathryn Bigelow had a big night at the 2010 BAFTA Awards — taking the best director award for “Hurt Locker” as well as winning best film, original screenplay, cinematography, editing and sound for the Iraq-based movie.

Bigelow’s ex-husband, James Cameron, won for visual effects and production design for “Avatar.”

Other winners included Colin Firth, best actor in “A Single Man” and Carey Mulligan won best actress for her role in “An Education.” Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor for “Inglourius Basterds” and Mo’Nique for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

Daily Buzz: Stuart Beach FL Shark Attack, Oscar Buzz with Sandra Bullock and Kathryn Bigelow

shark beaches 01 d11 Daily Buzz: Stuart Beach FL Shark Attack, Oscar Buzz with Sandra Bullock and Kathryn Bigelow Have your heard about the Stuart Beach Florida shark attack? In Stuart Beach Florida, a surfer has died in a shark attack! The attack occurred around 4 pm yesterday, killing Stephen Howard Schafer.

Sandra Bullock told the LA Times that she doesn’t know why The Blind Side has been so popular:

I have no idea. No one wanted to make the film. We made the film for a little amount of money. [When I was first approached] I didn’t see it. I didn’t know how to make it my own. That’s why I kept saying no. The reason there’s this monumental chord that’s been struck is because of John Lee Hancock. He knew the story he wanted to tell.

Kathryn Bigelow is getting a little tired of the female-director talk:

I long personally for the day when that modifier [women director] is a moot point. I anticipate that day will come. I think we’re close. If ‘The Hurt Locker’ or the attention that it’s getting can make the impossible seem possible to somebody, it’s pretty overwhelming and gratifying. At least we’re heading in the right direction.