Jane Campion

...of only three women to be nominated for a directing Oscar. Lina Wertmuller and Jane Campion also earned the distinction, for "Seven Beauties" and "The Piano," respectively. Niki Caro's "Whale Rider," Catherine Hardwicke's "Thirteen,"...

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...director Oscar nomination. As the Times' Michael Cieply notes: "She is one of only three women ever to earn that distinction, the others being Lina Wertmuller for Seven Beauties and Jane Campion for The Piano." Will any films directed by...

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...1976); Jane Campion ("The Piano," 1993); and Sofia Coppola ("Lost in Translation," 2003). Campion and Coppola competed at the Golden Globes as well. The only woman to win with the Globes was Barbra Streisand for her directorial debut "Yentl"...

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...any others? Autumn Newman, Fresno Dear Autumn: Among living directors, check out Agnes Varda, Lina Wertmuller, Jane Campion, Agnes Jaoui and Nancy Savoca, all of whom have made brilliant movies. In the '20s and '30s, most of the...

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She explains, "In 80 years, only three women have ever been nominated for a Best Director Oscar - Lina Wertmueller, Jane Campion and Sofia Coppola - and only two men of colour - John Singleton and Ang Lee, who won for Brokeback Mountain.

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...three female directors have ever been invited into the all boys club Oscar ceremonies. Sofia Coppola, Jane Campion and Lina Wertmuller need some company. Public Enemies We're having a hard time reconciling the fact that Danny Boyle has a...

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...actor. Sometimes the Campion primitive is Mark Ruffalo ("In the Cut"), and sometimes it's Harvey Keitel ("The Piano"), and anyway, Campion's real interest is not in the man, but in her female protagonist's reactions to him. Lina...

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...for Lost in Translation in 2003. Campion was in Cannes for the premiere tonight of her new film, Bright Star, about the doomed romance between the poet John Keats and his neighbour Fanny Brawne. "I would love to see more women...

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...in Translation") in 2003 and Lina Wertmuller ("Seven Beauties") in 1976. Campion was nominated for "The Piano," her account of adultery set in New Zealand in the 1850s. Campion was one of 35 directors invited to make a film short for Cannes'...

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