Oscar Awards–Firsts
First woman to win Best Picture
Julia Phillips for The Sting (1973)
First woman to win Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2009)
First woman to win Best Animated Feature
Brenda Chapman for Brave (2012)
First woman to receive an Honorary Award
Shirley Temple, 6, received a Special Award in 1934
Greta Garbo received an Honorary Award in 1954
