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The 96thOscarsare near , and over the course of the award show ’s 96 - class account , seven female have been make out for their directorial work , and only three of them have won . The Best Director category is notorious for snubbing woman , a resolving anyone could come to just by looking at the past 95 honour ceremonial occasion . However , some have slipped through the cracks and receive praise for their filmmaking exertion , and one womanhood has even been nominated double , 29 years apart .
The candidate for the coming 96th Academy Awards have not been announced yet — the reveal is scheduled for January 23 , 2024 . However , one female ( who has already receive a nod in the family before ) is a shoo - in to lay claim one of the esteemed five spots in the Best Director class . Greta Gerwig directedBarbie , which was the highest - gross picture show of 2023 and received far-flung kudos . It would be a complete shock if Gerwig is n’t one of the Best Director candidate at the 96th Academy Awards , but even if she is , there would still be only seven female directors who have been recognize for their work at the Oscars .
8Lina Wertmüller: Seven Beauties (1976)
Lost to John G. Avildsen for Rocky
Lina Wertmüller was the first charwoman to receive a Best Director nominating speech , and she was tell apart for helmingSeven Beauties , a 1975 Italian film . Seven Beautiesrevolves around an Italian everyman who is captured and sent to a German prison house camp , where he reminisce about his seven unattractive sister and a superfluity of noteworthy events in his life . Wertmüller , who also wrote the pic , ultimately lose to John G. Avildsen forRockyat the 49th Academy Awards . But being the first somebody to interpret women in the Best Director category was a substantial effort , and everyone should celebrate Wertmüller ’s accomplishments .
As one of the oldest of the most popular entertainment mediums , the film industry has built an telling catalog of fabled directors .
7Jane Campion: The Piano (1993)
Lost to Steven Spielberg for The Schindler’s List
Almost 20 years following Lina Wertmüller ’s Best Director nomination , Jane Campion became the 2nd female person to be honored in the family at the 66th Academy Awards . Campion , a renowned filmmaker from New Zealand , was nominated for directingThe Piano , a historical dramatic play motion-picture show about a tongueless Scottish woman , play by Holly Hunter , who moves to New Zealand with her daughter when her Fatherhood sells her into marriage . The 1993 picture show received confident critical review and eight nominations at the Oscars that year , advance three — Best Actress for Hunter , Best Supporting Actress for Anna Paquin , and Best Original Screenplay for Campion . However , Campion lost Best Director to Steven Spielberg forThe Schindler ’s List .
6Sofia Coppola: Lost In Translation (2003)
Lost to Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ten eld following Jane Campion ’s nomination , Sofia Coppola earned a spot in the Best Director family at the 76th Academy Awards , make her the third woman make out for her directorial campaign . Coppola was nominated for her filmLost in Translation , which starred Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson and enjoin the fib of a movie hotshot going through a midlife crisis . The moving-picture show receive far-flung praise and four nominating speech at the Oscars . Coppola won the award for Best Original Screenplay but fall back to Peter Jackson in the Best Director category .
5Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker (2009)
First female to win the Best Director Oscar
Kathryn Bigelow made Oscars chronicle when she became the first woman to pull ahead Best Director . She was nominate for her work onThe Hurt Lockerat the 82nd Academy Awards observance , and Bigelow was up against the likes of James Cameron forAvatar , Lee Daniels forPrecious , Jason Reitman forUp in the Air , and Quentin Tarantino forInglourious Basterds . Ultimately , Bigelow pulled out a win for herself and women everywhere .
4Greta Gerwig: Lady Bird (2017)
Lost to Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
As referenced above , Greta Gerwig has many accomplishments in her relatively scant directorial career , and it all started whenshe was propose for Best Director at the 90th Academy Awards for her first ( solely ) direct film , Lady Bird . alas , Gerwig lost to Guillermo del Toro forThe Shape of Water(which also come through Best Picture that night in 2017 ) . Given her endowment , though , Gerwig will undoubtedly have many more opportunities to take home the award for Best Director ( perhaps she will win forBarbieat the 96th Oscars , but she will belike have to beat out the darling , Christopher Nolan forOppenheimer ) .
Barbie will doubtless be nominated for multiple Oscars at the approaching awards show , including one that will correct a late Greta Gerwig repulse .
3Emerald Fennell: Promising Young Woman (2021)
Lost to Chloé Zhao for Nomadland
In a surprise turn of events , the 93rd Academy Awards boast two women nominated for Best Director , let in Emerald Fennell forPromising Young Woman . This was Fennell ’s first recognition in the category , andPromising Young Womanwas her feature film directorial introduction . The 2020 movie depicts a adult female , played by Carey Mulligan , seeking vengeance for a sexual ravishment that bump to her champion in college . AlthoughFennell won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 2021 awards ceremony , she lost Best Director to another char on this inclination .
2Chloé Zhao: Nomadland (2021)
Second female to win the Best Director Oscar
Chloé Zhao became the 2nd woman to pull ahead Best Director at the Oscars when she was honour at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony for helmingNomadland . The 2020 dramatic event also took home the awarding for Best Picture that night , which secure Zhao another Oscar . Aside from her two wins , Zhao was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing but lost in both family . Nevertheless , the 93rd Academy Awards was a Nox to celebrate Zhao , who was also the first fair sex of colouration to advance Best Director .
Marvel ’s Eternals and 2021 Best Picture winner Nomadland portion out more than just a director - the films have similarities within them , too .
1Jane Campion: The Power of the Dog (2022)
Third female to win the Best Director Oscar
Jane Campion became the first adult female to be nominated twice for Best Director at the Oscarsand the third woman to come through when she took home the trophy for her work onThe Power of the Dogat the 94th Academy Awards . Campion was previously make out at the prestigious awards show for directingThe Pianoin 1993 . But her first profits came in 2021 for the Western psychological drama based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Thomas Savage . So , as one can separate , theOscarsare making progress regarding honoring female directors , and hopefully , the 2024 ceremony will acknowledge another woman filmmaker — Greta Gerwig forBarbie .
The 96th Academy Awards will take station on March 10 , 2024 .
