Everyone who watched the Oscars last night or caught it on the news this morning has witnessed “The Hurt Locker” emerge as the top winning film this year at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Not only did it win best picture, but it made history as Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman director ever to win an Oscar.

Here is part of her speech:

“This really is, there is no other way to describe it, the moment of a lifetime…It’s so extraordinary to be in the company of my fellow nominees, powerful filmmakers who have inspired me and who I have admired, some for decades.”

Among these other nominees was her ex-husband James Cameron with his box-office juggernaut Avatar. Here’s Cameron’s reaction:

And here’s what the history making director had to say following the win:

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