Kathryn Bigelow: "Humbling" to Win Against James Cameron
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Kathryn Bigelow could have rubbed it in that her war thriller, Hurt Locker, earned her a best director Oscar and was named best picture -- beating out her ex-husband James Cameron's Avatar.
Instead, she graciously downplayed any competition backstage at Sunday's show.
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"I think he's an extraordinary filmmaker. I have to say, all the nominees are phenomenal, powerful, talented filmmakers, and what an honor," Bigelow said. "And for me, how humbling it was for me to be in that company, in that conversation. So I have to say, for me, it's a humbling experience."
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When asked what she'd tell Cameron after the show, Bigelow said, "You left me speechless."
Bigelow -- who split from Cameron in 1991 -- says she learned a lot from her ex.
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"I think Jim is very inspiring, and I think he inspires filmmakers around the world, and for that I think I can speak for all of them," she said. "We're quite grateful."
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(Cameron said as much about Bigelow during the E! pre-show. "She sees my films when I'm writing them and cutting them and vice versa," he said. "She saw Avatar five times at different stages and gave notes. So we're actually helping each other!")
Of being the first female to be named best director, Bigelow said, "I hope I'm the first of many. And, of course, I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I long for the day when a 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 and never give up on your dream."
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She only won because she's a woman. How was this even a better movie again? "Avatar" was the highest grossing movie ever and the hurt locker didn't even come close Lets see-Avatar-$Billions Vs. The Hurt Locker $14 Million.
She only won because of the "female" vote to get a woman director an Oscar finally. It was probably fixed. We saw the movie, netflixed it only because of the hype, it went straight to dvd, only in a few cinemas. It was NOT Oscar worthy. It looked like a documentary of clips put together on the war we've seen from the evening news. The movie couldn't even get distributed, has taken in only $14 mill nation wide, prior to the Oscars. It was politics, only reason it won. People vote for WAR movies because they think they have to. Come on, it did not even have a good story line, you didn't care about the characters, bad character development. So many better pictures out there. People in our great military have even slammed it, my cousin was over there, he said the movie was a joke, didn't come close to the way it is over there, he's lived it. It's a frickin movie people, and not done well at that. What a joke that it won, I highly doubt that it really did.
I agree what a class act. shows that not all ex-spouses have to be self centered self serving a-holes...apparently thier relationship works better has friends and or colleagues.... thier movies were/are great.
She is a class act.
James Cameron's movie Avatar was backed by FOX, the right-wing republican network.
I'm sure the film is good, but it makes me wonder if she won solely on her directing skills. I'm sure that the fact that she would become the first female director to win, plus her being a well known contender's ex won her extra votes.
Both great movies..
let me be the first to say, Avatar suked! movies like that are a joke, just a bunch of dummies paid money to go see it