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Mar 27, 2022 · The first woman to win a directing Oscar is Kathryn Bigelow, who was recognized for “Hurt Locker” in 2010. Only four other women directors have even been nominated for a directing Oscar. Lina...
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Mar 7, 2023 · Jane Campion's second Oscar nomination for best director in 2022 made her the first woman to receive multiple Oscar nods for directing. She went on to win the award.
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Apr 26, 2021 · CNN — Chloé Zhao has made Oscar history. On Sunday, Zhao became the first woman of color and the first woman of Asian descent to earn best director at the Academy Awards. The “Nomadland” director...
Apr 26, 2021 · Chloé Zhao has won the Oscar for directing Nomadland, becoming the first woman of color to win the award and the second woman to win (Katheryn Bigelow, was the first ). Zhao was also...
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Apr 26, 2021 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chloé Zhao has made history at the 2021 Academy Awards, becoming the first woman of color to win best director and just the second woman to win the award. Zhao won the directing Oscar for “ Nomadland ,” joining Kathryn Bigelow, who won in 2009 for “The Hurt Locker.”.
Jan 1, 2024 · Kathryn Bigelow made Oscars history when she became the first woman to win Best Director. She was nominated for her work on The Hurt Locker at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, and Bigelow was up against the likes of James Cameron for Avatar, Lee Daniels for Precious, Jason Reitman for Up in the Air, and Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds.
Apr 26, 2021 · Chloé Zhao has made history by becoming the first woman from an ethnic minority background- and only the second woman at all - to win the best director award at the Oscars. Chinese-born,...
