Golden Globes Make History Nominating 3 Female Directors in the Same Year for the First Time
thewrap.comChloe Zhao, Emerald Fennell and Regina King broke records in the Best Director category during the Golden Globe nominations morning — their nominations mean the first time three women have ever been nominated for directing in the same year.In fact, there were never even two female directors nominated in the same year in this category.
Also, it’s the 8th, 9th time and 10th women have been nominated in the category (Barbra Streisand and Kathryn Bigelow were nominated twice, each, plus Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola and Ava DuVernay also received nominations.)Wednesday’s announcement also marks the 6th time the category has a Black nominee (Spike Lee was nominated twice, while Steve McQueen, Ava DuVernay and Barry Jenkins also previously received.
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