Jane Campion becomes third woman ever to win Best Director Oscar for 'The Power of the Dog' Oscars
last year, brings us to a grand total of three women who’ve taken home the gold statuette for direction. The Kiwi director is also the only woman to receive more than one directing nod at the Academy Awards.
Only seven women have ever been nominated for Best Director . The first was Lina Wertmüller in 1976 for the World War II movieThe Hurt Locker. And last year’s race marked the first time that two women managed to claw their way into the category at the same time—Emerald Fennell forFemale directors face a two-pronged dilemma at the Oscars. First, there’s Hollywood’s historic tendency to validate stories made by and for a certain demographic while dismissing others. And then there’s the more specific problem: While 18 Best Picture nominees have been directed by women, only seven women have been nominated for Best Director.
So it’s easy to understand why Campion’s triumphant awards circuit has felt like an ongoing dance party. Her trip to the Critics Choice Awards, where she took home Best Director, had the ebullient energy of a victory lap. Let’s just hope that all future speeches, like Sunday’s, avoid any more awkward comments about
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