The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated “Little Women” for six Oscars, and yet Greta Gerwig was shut out of the Best Director race despite the Academy believing her movie has some of the best writing and acting of the year.
“Little Women” picked up noms for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan, Best Supporting Actress for Florence Pugh, and more.
This year’s Best Director nominees are all male: Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”), Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”), Sam Mendes (“1917”), and Todd Phillips (“Joker”).
These are the same five men nominated by the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards.
Gerwig and other female directors such as Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”) have been shut out at every major ceremony, leading to widespread industry backlash.In statements made to Deadline, “Little Women” acting nominees Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh
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