Wins Oscar
Bigelow wins the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for her war drama The Hurt Locker. Bigelow is the first woman to win an Oscar for directing. Barbra Streisand presents the award.
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.