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Nov 9, 2022 · Astrid Henning-Jensen: Nominated For Paw In 1959. Astrid Henning-Jensen was the first woman to be nominated for Best International Feature Film in 1959. Her movie, Paw, also known as The Boy of Two Worlds, follows the story of a biracial boy who runs away from his aunt's place in Denmark to live in the forest.
Jan 9, 2024 · Gladstone would not be the first Indigenous woman overall to be nominated. Previous Indigenous nominees include Yalitza Aparicio for Roma (2018), Keisha Castle-Hughes in Whale Rider (2003) and ...
Emmanuelle Riva. Amour. Nominated. Oldest Best Actress nominee in the history. 2014. Marion Cotillard. Two Days, One Night. Nominated. Sixth French actress to receive more than one nomination, the second to be nominated for two French-speaking roles and the first to be nominated for a Belgian film.
Dec 9, 2021 · Seven Beauties, Wertmüller’s 1975 World War II dramedy, earned her Academy Award nominations for writing and directing—making her the first woman nominated in the latter category. The film ...
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor with a career that lasted five years until his death. His roles typified teenage disillusionment and social estrangement of his time. He had several uncredited roles from 1951 to 1953 before starring as a rebellious son attempting to win his father's approval in ...
Jan 23, 2024 · After Bong Joon-ho became the first South Korean to win the prize for Parasite, two women won the Oscar for Best Director two years in a row: Chloé Zhao and Jane Campion. But now, the Academy has snubbed female directors (once again) from the 2024 nominations —Greta Gerwig, Emerald Fennell and Celine Strong didn't make the cut, among others.
May 9, 2011 · On March 7, 2010, Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director, for her movie The Hurt Locker, about an American bomb squad that disables explosives in Iraq in ...