Jane Campion has won this year's Oscar for Best Director, making her only the third woman in history to do so, and marking the first time two women have won the award in consecutive years.
Filmmaker Jane Campion became only the third woman in history to win a Best Director Oscar at this year's Academy Awards. The New Zealand filmmaker took home the honor for her Netflix Western The Power of the Dog, which led the field with twelve nods at the 94th Academy Awards.
“I just wanted to say big love to my fellow nominees. I love you all, you’re all so extraordinarily talented, and it could have been any of you. I love directing because it’s a deep dive into story, yet the task of creating a world can be overwhelming. On The Power of the Dog, I worked with actors I’m moved to call my friends. They met the challenge of the story with the depth of their gifts.
The Power of the Dog premiered at Venice ahead of its Netflix debut on December 1. The film tells the story of a gruff rancher in 1925 Montana who terrorizes his brother’s new wife and her son, in an effort to mask his own truth and live up to masculine ideals. All four central actors—Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons—were also nominated, although Campion walked away with the film’s only win. Severe, pale-eyed, handsome, Phil Burbank is brutally beguiling.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jane Campion makes Oscars history with 'Power of the Dog' best director Academy AwardJane Campion has made Oscars history, becoming the first win the Academy Award for directing 'The Power of Dog.'
Read more »
Oscars live: Jane Campion wins best directorJane Campion wins the Oscar for best director for her unconventional Western, “The Power of the Dog.” Campion is the first woman ever nominated twice for the Academy Award category.
Read more »
Jane Campion Wins Best Director for ‘The Power of the Dog’On her second shot at a directing Oscar, Jane Campion triumphed with her tense Western “The Power of the Dog.” She is the first woman to ever compete in the category twice.
Read more »
Jane Campion wins the Oscar for Best Director for ‘The Power of the Dog’Jane Campion is the third woman to take home the Oscar for Best Director.
Read more »
Jane Campion Wins Best Directing Oscar for ‘The Power of the Dog’: ‘It’s a Lifetime Honor’CODA director Sian Heder: “Marlee Matlin won an Oscar 35 years ago and she’s been alone in this industry, she’s been the sole representative of this community. It’s time for that to change... I hope that this is not a movie, it’s a movement.”
Read more »
Jane Campion Becomes Third Woman to Win Best Director OscarJane Campion becomes third woman ever to win Best Director Oscar for 'The Power of the Dog' Oscars
Read more »