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WOMEN DIRECTORS have long struggled in Hollywood. However, some, like Kathryn Bigelow, are making a name for themselves. Known for her rough-and-tumble style of filmmaking and her penchant for directing action and thriller movies, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for best director for The Hurt Locker in 2010. Her Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, followed in 2012. © Summit Entertainment /Everett Collection