Oscar winners' reactions

"I hope that I'm the first of many," said Kathryn Bigelow, the first female best director Oscar winner. "I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I long for the day when that modifier can be a moot point." "The Hurt Locker" helmer admitted that she never "dared to hope" to make history, and said she was humbled by her fellow nominees, which included her ex-husband, "Avatar" director James Cameron, whom she called an "extraordinary filmmaker." Asked what she'd say to Cameron now, she laughed and told the reporter: "You left me speechless." An emotional Bigelow also credited Cameron with "inspiring filmmakers around the world and for that I think I can speak for all of them that we're quite grateful." Fellow best picture Oscar recipient Mark Boal, who wrote and produced the Iraq War drama, hopes the big victory will result in "more people seeing (the film). We're all reminded every day of how many filmmakers there are out there who don't get their films made or don't get them distributed after they're made."