Sunday, February 21, 2010

Kathryn Bigelow wins BAFTA Best Director and Best Film for The Hurt Locker

Kathryn Bigelow, who's great movie The Hurt Locker has taken the pre-Oscar Awards season and a lot of Oscar Buzz,  by storm, has just won the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television) Best Director Awards for The Hurt Locker according to MSNBC.com.

Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman to win Best Director at the BAFTA's. Here's the interview with Bigelow at the BAFTA site: Interview.

Kathryn Bigelow was up against a number of well-aclaimed film directors including her former husband James Cameron who produced and directed Avatar.

The Hurt Locker also won six awards, for best film, editing and sound, original screenplay and cinematography.

More from the BAFTA's in the next blog post. But a special congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow for being the first woman to win such a coveted award and for such an amazing film as The Hurt Locker.  With the win, Bigelow's arguably in line to win Best Director and The Hurt Locker Best Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
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  1. One Source Talent5:59 PM

    That is amazing news, congrats to her! Its a very honest and captivating film. I think we may see an Oscar win for this film as well. I didn't know that no woman has ever won this award. What an honor, she deserved it!

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