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Three women were nominated in the Best Director category. The last two won an Oscar for the screenplay of the movie they directed. 1976 Lina Wertmuller, Seven Beauties 1993 Jane Campion, The Piano 2003 Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes. On March 7, 2010, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win a Best Director Oscar when she was acknowledged for her work on "The Hurt Locker." The 2009 movie won five other Oscars, including Best Picture.
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∙ 15y agoSofia Coppola's one. Also Jodie Foster has directed some great movies besides acting. You also Have Mira Nair who made Monsoon Wedding and Penny Marshall who made Big (staring Tom Hanks).
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∙ 14y agoLina Wertmüller for Seven Beauties (1976). She was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay for the same film.
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Who was the first black director to be nominated for an Academy Award?
No African American has yet won Best Director. Only two have ever been nominated.John Singleton was nominated for Boyz n the Hood(1991). He was the first black person to be nominated for Best Director. He is also the youngest person ever nominated in this category (age 23)Lee Daniels was nominated for Precious (2009). He is the second black person to earned a best director nomination. Daniels is also the first black director to earn a best picture nomination.
What Italian became the first woman nominated for a Best Director Academy Award thanks to Seven Beauties?
Lina Wertmuller
Who was first black female nominated for Oscar in a leading role?
It was Dorothy Dandridge, who was nominated as Best Actress of 1954 for her performance as the title character in "Carmen Jones."
What neo-noir director John Huston get nominated for an Oscar?
The Cardinal
Who was nominated for an Oscar for his role as a British director in The Stunt Man?
Peter O'Toole
Who was the first black director nominated for an Oscar?
John Singleton was the first black director nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. He was nominated for the movie Boyz n the Hood in 1991. He was also the youngest director ever nominated, at age 23.
Who is the only American female to ever be nominated for best director?
Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation (2003).
Who was the first black director to be nominated for an Academy Award?
No African American has yet won Best Director. Only two have ever been nominated.John Singleton was nominated for Boyz n the Hood(1991). He was the first black person to be nominated for Best Director. He is also the youngest person ever nominated in this category (age 23)Lee Daniels was nominated for Precious (2009). He is the second black person to earned a best director nomination. Daniels is also the first black director to earn a best picture nomination.
When was Hitchcock was nominated for Psycho?
Alfred Hitchcock was nominated as best director for Psycho in 1961.
Was Barbra Streisand nominated for Oscar as director?
No.
Who was the first woman film director to win an Oscar in the United States?
Kathryn Bigelow has so far become the only woman to win the Best Director Oscar for her work on the 2009 film "The Hurt Locker." Sofia Coppola was nominated for Best Director for the 2003 movie, "Lost in Translation." Italian director Lina Wertmüller was nominated for Best Director in 1976 for "Seven Beauties." New Zealand's Jane Campion was nominated for Best Director for "The Piano" in 1993 (she won an Oscar that same year for Best Original Screenplay).
What Italian became the first woman nominated for a Best Director Academy Award thanks to Seven Beauties?
Lina Wertmuller
Who was the African American to win Best Director?
John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Best Director for his film Boyz N The Hood (1991); but as of 2009, no African American has won Best Director.
Who was first black female nominated for Oscar in a leading role?
It was Dorothy Dandridge, who was nominated as Best Actress of 1954 for her performance as the title character in "Carmen Jones."
What film did director John Huston get nominated for an Oscar?
The Cardinal!
What director's daughter became the first American woman and only the third woman overall nominated for a directing Oscar?
Francis Ford Coppola
First female director of New York Stock Exchange?
Juanita Kreps
