A mix of emotions. When the nominations were announced for the 93rd annual Academy Awards on Monday, March 15, the list was filled with happy surprises and disappointing snubs — as it always is.One of the most exciting revelations from the nominations was in the best director category.
For the first time ever, two women were recognized for their directing abilities: Golden Globe winner Chloé Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman.
With the nod, Zhao, 38, also became the first nonwhite woman to be recognized.Since the Oscars began, only five women have been nominated in the category: Lina Wertmüller in 1977 for Seven Beauties, Jane Campion for The Piano in 1994, Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation in 2003, Kathr
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