Kathryn Bigelow remains only women ever to win the award.Women in Film La has lambasted the historical lack of female representation in the Academy’s best director Oscar category after no woman earned a nomination in Monday’s (January 13) selections.Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Greta Gerwig (Little Women) and Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood) all missed out, as did Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Olivia Wilde (Booksmart), and Kasi Lemmons (Harriet).“It’s disheartening that even as the number of women nominated for awards in documentary, short film, and technical categories increases, there have still only been five
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