Oscars: Greta Gerwig gets first female director nomination in eight years
Written by News on 23/01/2018
Lady Bird filmmaker Greta Gerwig has become the first woman to get an Oscar nomination for best director since 2010.
The 34-year-old actress made her director debut this year, but has been snubbed from every awards list so far, including the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.
The last female director to get a nod from the Academy was Kathryn Bigelow in 2010 with The Hurt Locker.
Bigelow took home the award, becoming the first woman ever to do so and leaving the ratio of female to male winners 1 to 88.
Only three other female directors have been nominated by the Academy so far, Lina Wertmuller for Seven Beauties, Jane Campion for The Piano and Sofia Coppola for Lost In Translation.
Gerwig will go against Christopher Nolan, Jordan Peele, Guillermo del Toro and Paul Thomas Anderson.
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In other categories, Del Toro’s Shape Of Water leads nominations with 13 nods, including best picture, best actress and best original script.
Following closely with 8 nods is Nolan’s World War II epic Dunkirk, which swept most technical categories alongside Blade Runner 2049 and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Among the Brits shortlisted this year is Gary Oldman for his portrayal of Winston Churchill, Hawkins, Daniel Day-Lewis and rising star Daniel Kaluuya.
History was also written in cinematography, with Mudbound’s Rachel Morrison becoming the first woman ever to be nominated in her category.
Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the ceremony on 4 March at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
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