Jane Campion Wins Best Directing Oscar for ‘The Power of the Dog’: ‘It’s a Lifetime Honor’
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFor the second year in a row, a woman has won the Oscar for best director.Jane Campion took home the Academy Award for best director for “The Power of the Dog,” a searing Western drama about a hardened rancher (Benedict Cumberbatch) who torments his brother’s wife and her son.“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,” Campion said in her acceptance speech. “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.” After thanking the actors in the film and her family, Campion offered one final thank you to Thomas Savage, the author of the 1967 novel: “It would be impossible without the man I never met, Thomas Savage.
He wrote about cruelty, wanting the opposite, kindness. Thank you, Academy. It’s a lifetime honor.”The consecutive wins for women filmmakers is notable because only three in history — Chloe Zhao for “Nomadland” in 2021 and Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” in 2009 — have been awarded the best director trophy in 94 years.
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