Kathryn Bigelow: The 1st First Woman in Oscar History to Win the Directing Award
By Aya Kordy
The Academy Awards, best known as the Oscars, are awards that are exhibited annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to distinguish the professionals in the film industry. The Academy awards are the oldest award ceremonies in the media; hence, it is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world.
Each year, a host is chosen by The Academy to conduct the Oscars night, many have hosted the ceremony like Conrad Nigel, Bob Hope, Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Hugh Jackman and finally Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. However, Bop Hope is in the lead having hosted 18 Academy Awards.
When Titanic was released in 1997 and accumulated a grand total of $1,843,201,268 worldwide it became the highest-grossing film in history, and remained so for twelve years. Until Avatar, a movie written and directed by James Cameron, surpassed it in 2010 with a grand total of $2,667,881,000. Despite Avatar’s world record, it did not win Best Picture or Best Director; instead they were both granted to Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron’s ex-wife and competitor, for The Hurt Locker. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in Oscar history to win the directing award. It was a big night for The Hurt Locker, a war-epic drama that blew away audiences worldwide, with nine nominations and six Academy Awards.
For Best Actor, Jeff Bridges won for his phenomenal performance in Crazy Heart. He plays a washed-up musician, obsessed with alcohol, who turns his life around after finding love. Bridges was competing against Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner, and George Clooney. For Best Actress, Sandra Bullock won for her heroine role in The Blind Side, inspired from a true story. Sandra honored her mother and all the mothers in the world who raise their children and children who aren’t theirs. Sandra Bullock was up against Carey Mulligan, Helen Mirren, Gabourey Sidibe, and the phenomenon Meryl Streep.
The awards were as follows;
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Actor is a supporting role: Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
Actress in a supporting role: Mo’Nique (Precious)
Animated Feature Film: Up
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Make Up: Star Trek
Music (Original Score): Up
Music (Original Song): Crazy Heart
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Precious
Writing (Original Screenplay): The Hurt Locker
The Academy Awards, best known as the Oscars, are awards that are exhibited annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to distinguish the professionals in the film industry. The Academy awards are the oldest award ceremonies in the media; hence, it is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world.
Each year, a host is chosen by The Academy to conduct the Oscars night, many have hosted the ceremony like Conrad Nigel, Bob Hope, Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Hugh Jackman and finally Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. However, Bop Hope is in the lead having hosted 18 Academy Awards.
When Titanic was released in 1997 and accumulated a grand total of $1,843,201,268 worldwide it became the highest-grossing film in history, and remained so for twelve years. Until Avatar, a movie written and directed by James Cameron, surpassed it in 2010 with a grand total of $2,667,881,000. Despite Avatar’s world record, it did not win Best Picture or Best Director; instead they were both granted to Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron’s ex-wife and competitor, for The Hurt Locker. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in Oscar history to win the directing award. It was a big night for The Hurt Locker, a war-epic drama that blew away audiences worldwide, with nine nominations and six Academy Awards.
For Best Actor, Jeff Bridges won for his phenomenal performance in Crazy Heart. He plays a washed-up musician, obsessed with alcohol, who turns his life around after finding love. Bridges was competing against Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner, and George Clooney. For Best Actress, Sandra Bullock won for her heroine role in The Blind Side, inspired from a true story. Sandra honored her mother and all the mothers in the world who raise their children and children who aren’t theirs. Sandra Bullock was up against Carey Mulligan, Helen Mirren, Gabourey Sidibe, and the phenomenon Meryl Streep.
The awards were as follows;
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Actor is a supporting role: Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
Actress in a supporting role: Mo’Nique (Precious)
Animated Feature Film: Up
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Make Up: Star Trek
Music (Original Score): Up
Music (Original Song): Crazy Heart
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Precious
Writing (Original Screenplay): The Hurt Locker
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