Women filmmakers are taking the reins of their destinies in Hollywood, with many stepping behind the camera and creating stories universal to the human condition. But it has been a slow-moving mach…
Women filmmakers are taking the reins of their destinies in Hollywood, with many stepping behind the camera and creating stories universal to the human condition. But it has been a slow-moving machine to see these talents recognized at the Oscars, especially in the best director category.
This year, Jane Campion has become the first woman nominated twice for directing with the nomination leader “The Power of the Dog.” The western marks the second time a female-directed film has gained the most Oscar nominations in a respective year, and is the most nominated film in history by a woman director. For the third time in history, two films directed by women are nominated for best picture in the same year, along with Sian Heder’s “CODA.
The favorite in the animated feature race, “Encanto,” was co-directed, co-written and co-produced by Latinas Charise Castro-Smith and Yvett Merino. Likewise, documentary feature hopefuls “Attica,” “Ascension” and “Writing with Fire” were all led by women filmmakers.
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