Several Female Directors have lead inspiring careers, because of their fearless creative choices. Kathryn Bigelow, for instance, did that with her film 'The Hurt Longer.' According to geek.com, "The acclaimed filmmaker was the first (and still the only) woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director for her 2009 military drama The Hurt Locker. Bigelow followed it up with the stunning Zero Dark Thirty." Fortunately, Bigelow is one of many.