BIGELOW DIRECTING MIRACULOUS YEAR FOR U.S. TV
Oscar-nominated director KATHRYN BIGELOW is returning to the small screen= to direct U.S. TV drama MIRACULOUS YEAR.
The Hurt Locker filmmaker became only the fourth woman ever to be nomin= ated in the Best Director category at the upcoming Academy Awards for her= critically-acclaimed war film - and she will be the first woman to take = home the prize if she wins the Oscar at next month’s (07Mar10) ceremony.
But instead of cashing in on her Oscar buzz, Bigelow has chosen to take= on a smaller project, directing a pilot episode for the forthcoming fami= ly drama, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
It will be Bigelow’s first TV shoot since 2004. She previously directed= three episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street until 1999, and more rece= ntly took charge of an episode of crime drama Karen Sisco.
Miraculous Year is expected to begin filming in May or June (10). (JMA/=
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