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- Kathryn Bigelow won for The Hurt Locker (2009); first woman to win.
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The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.
Feb 23, 2009 · Monica Almeida/The New York Times. By Michael Cieply and David Carr. Feb. 23, 2009. LOS ANGELES “Slumdog Millionaire” and its director, Danny Boyle, with their modern-day fairy tale about...
Bigelow's film went on to earn six wins (Best Original Screenplay (Mark Boal), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, Best Director and Best Picture) and upended Cameron's (and Fox's) blockbuster film of all-time (at $720 million when the Oscars were presented).
The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry .
John Ford has won the most Academy Awards for best director (four), and Frank Capra and William Wyler each have received three. Other notable recipients include Kathryn Bigelow, who is the first woman to earn the award (2010), and Chloé Zhao, the first director of color to win (2021).
