7 Interesting Things About Kathryn Bigelow You Didn’t Know Before
5. Kathryn Bigelow’s film education
Kathryn Bigelow completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and followed it up with a master’s course in film theory and criticism from Columbia University. It is said that she immensely benefited under the guidance of stalwarts like Vito Acconci, Sylvere Lotringer, Susan Sontag and Lawrence Weiner during her academic years.
6. Awards and accolades
Kathryn Bigelow’s name was included in Time Magazine’s famous list of most influential people in 2010. She was the first woman to win the Academy for Best Director for Hurt Locker in 2009. She has also been the first woman to score many other film awards. Apart from the Academy Awards, both Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty have won her a string of nominations and awards at other film festivals.
7. Kathryn Bigelow’s views on gender
In many interviews, Kathryn Bigelow is known to have told the media that her achievements have never been about breaking gender roles but pushing the medium of film. She is known to have said that she would like to see more women directing films and it doesn’t really matter which gender is behind the camera. What matters is how the audience responds to the film.
