The Hurt locker (2008) - This 2008 film was not originally released in the U.S. (at least in an Oscar-qualifying run in L.A.) until 2009, it did not qualify for the 2008 Academy Awards, and thus was eligible for the following year's Oscars, where it won the Best Picture award in 2010, and a Best Director award for Kathryn Bigelow, becoming the first woman to win the award. It also won Summit