Kathryn Bigelow Wins Director's Guild Award for Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow [AP photo above], ex-wife of director James Cameron, won the Director's Guild of America's best director award for The Hurt Locker. The winner has won the Academy Award all but six times since 1948. Bigelow is the first woman to win the award. Previously, only Lena Wertmuller (Seven Beauties) and Barbra Streisand (The Prince of Tides) have been female Oscar® nominees for
Presented Jan. 23rd for 2009 Film and Television
Voted by members of the actors guild
The award is called "The Actor"
(a little unimaginative, don't you think? also redundant if you say "The Actor for Male actor goes to actor.. ")
Motion Pictures
Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture: Inglourious Basterds
Male Actor, Leading Role: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Female Actor, Leading Role: Sandra
Golden Globe Awards, Sunday January 17 - for 2009 films and television
Golden Globe Award Winners presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Avatar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
[Bridges also sang the winning song, see below]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical







