Ms Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood’s top prize for filmmakers. The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker†won best picture and five other prizes Sunday. “There’s no other way to describe it. It’s the moment of a lifetime,†Bigelow said. She dedicated her honor “to the women and men in the military who risk their lives on a daily basis... may they come home safe.â€â€The Hurt Locker,†is about a bomb disposal unit in the early part of the Iraq War. Among those Bigelow and “The Hurt Locker†beat are ex-husband James Cameron and his sci-fi spectacle “Avatar.†Bigelow and Cameron were married from 1989-91.
With nine nominations each, “The Hurt Locker†and “Avatar†came in tied for the Oscar lead. “The Hurt Locker†also won out over “Avatar†for film editing, sound editing and sound mixing.
“Hurt Locker†screenwriter Mark Boal, who won the Oscar for original screenplay, thanked Bigelow, calling her an “extraordinary and visionary filmmaker,†and dedicated his Oscar win to the troops still in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with those who did not make it home.
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