Jane Campion Makes Oscars History as First Woman With Two Best Director Nominations
variety.comZack Sharf Jane Campion has entered the Oscars history books following the 2022 nominations, as the New Zealand helmer is now the first woman filmmaker to boast two career nominations in the best director category.Campion is nominated for directing this year thanks to her acclaimed work on the Netflix-backed “The Power of the Dog,” which also won her the directing prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival and nabbed her a nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards.
Campion’s first Oscar nomination for directing came in 1994 when she was nominated for “The Piano” at the 66th Academy Awards.
She won the Oscar for original screenplay that year.In addition to directing, “The Power of the Dog” picked up several Oscar nominations this year in categories such as best picture, actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, supporting actress for Kristen Dunst, supporting actor for Kodi Smitt-McPhee and Jesse Plemons, adapted screenplay, editing, score and cinematography.
Ari Wegner, the film’s director of photography, is now just the second woman nominated at the Oscars in the cinematography category.
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