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Hollywood Breaks the Gender Barrier for Women Directors

With 10 nominees for Best Picture, the most in decades, the Film Academy hoped that popular favorites would jack up the TV audience for last night's Oscars. But The Hurt Locker became the lowest grossing movie to win the industry's highest award, beating out Avatar in every category that mattered.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

With 10 nominees for Best Picture, the most in decades, the Film Academy hoped that popular favorites would jack up the TV audience for last night's Oscars. But The Hurt Locker became the lowest grossing movie to win the industry's highest award, beating out Avatar in every category that mattered. In addition to Best Picture, it won Best Director for the only woman ever to get that award. But that's not what Kathryn Bigelow emphasized on stage or behind the scenes. Sharon Waxman is editor in chief of the website she founded, TheWrap.com.

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Hollywood Breaks the Gender Barrier for Women Directors

With 10 nominees for Best Picture, the most in decades, the Film Academy hoped that popular favorites would jack up the TV audience for last night's Oscars. But The Hurt Locker became the lowest grossing movie to win the industry's highest award, beating out Avatar in every category that mattered.

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Hollywood Breaks the Gender Barrier for Women Directors

With 10 nominees for Best Picture, the most in decades, the Film Academy hoped that popular favorites would jack up the TV audience for last night's Oscars. But The Hurt Locker became the lowest grossing movie to win the industry's highest award, beating out Avatar in every category that mattered.

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