Oscars Battle 2010: The Hurt Locker Defeat Avatar (3)
Tags: Avatar, Kathryn Bigelow, oscar battle 2010, the hurt locher
Oscar result final comes out! As what I have supposed before, The Hurt Locker finally wins, 6 awards, a bit surprised. I know it would win, Kathryn is the best, but I never expect that it could be so successful, sweeping 6 awards, including the best director, best picture, etc. How great she is! How great the Hurt Locker is!
Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to be named Best Director for The Hurt Locker. The film also won the award for Best picture of the year. It seems nearly unbelievable that it took 82 years for a woman to finally win the award, however, it is a great achievement and one recognized by viewers nationwide. Amazingly, Kathryn Bigelow was up against her ex-husband, James Cameron for Avatar.
During Kathryn's acceptance speech, she said that there was no other way to describe the win but that it was the "moment of a lifetime". "I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker and I long for the day when the modifier can be a moot point. But I'm ever grateful if I can inspire some young intrepid, tenacious male or female filmmaker and have them feel that the impossible is possible."
She stated, "First of all, this is so extraordinary to be in the company of such powerful, my fellow nominees, such powerful filmmakers who have inspired me and I have admired for, some of whom, for decades. And thank you to every member of the Academy. This is, again, the moment of a lifetime."
Kathryn thanked many people, including Mark Boal and in turn dedicated the win to those in the military. She said, "And I'd just like to dedicate this to the women and men in the military who risk their lives on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world. And may they come home safe. Thank you."
