Natalie Portman slams lack of nominations for female directors at Oscars
Natalie Portman Female directors are disappointed with the lack of recognition at this year’s Oscars.
Hamnet film producer Zhao Ting She is the only woman nominated for the Best Director award at the 98th Academy Awards, with nominations announced on Thursday, January 22.
during an interview type At the Sundance Film Festival, she debuted her new film, gallerist“A lot of the best movies I’ve seen this year are made by women,” Portman said on Saturday, January 24.
“You see barriers at all levels because a lot of people don’t get recognized when it comes to awards,” she continued. “between sorry baby and left handed girl and haida and Ann Lee’s Will. … Extraordinary movies this year that I think a lot of people love and love but don’t get the credit they deserve. “
sorry baby Directed by and stars Eva Victorwho is non-binary, and left handed girl At the helm is Zou Shiqing. haidastarring Tessa Thompson,directed by Nia da Costaand Mona Fastvold at the helm Amanda Seyfried exist Ann Lee’s Will.
Despite the huge awards buzz surrounding each film, there’s only one woman up for Best Director this year: Zhao, the second woman to win the award in 2021 nomadic land. This field is rounded to Marty Supreof Josh Safdie, one battle after another film producer Paul Thomas Anderson, Joachim Trier for emotional value and sinner director Ryan Coogler.
Portman’s latest movie, galleristwhich co-stars Jenna Ortega and singer Charlie XCX,directed by Cathy YanThe Oscar winner praised her as a “brilliant leader” in the interview type.
“She had a clear vision. All that advance work and her precise leadership resulted in the possibility of spontaneity,” Portman said. “Balancing this very specific tone, both irony and real emotion, is almost impossible to create, and she knew how to do it and guided us to it.”
although Ann Lee’s Will There was a stir last week when the Oscar nominations were announced, with many awards watchers surprised that star Seyfried didn’t receive a Best Actress nomination. She was previously nominated for the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards and the Golden Globes in the same category.
Seyfried, 40, recently told her new yorker Winning an Oscar is not very important to her.
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“Do you remember who won in the last ten years? It’s not the wins that matter, it’s the nominations,” she explained. “It does push you forward. That’s a fact. Now, do I need it once in a week or two or whenever? No, of course, I don’t. Would it be great? Of course, for a variety of reasons, it would. But it’s not necessary.”
“Longevity in an actor’s career is by design. Longevity is about making thoughtful choices in big commercial things that are interesting and profitable. But, to me, it’s all art,” she continued. “Yes, maid It was a thriller that didn’t cost much to make, but made a lot of money, and was a box office hit. Yet every choice I made in that movie was as clever as the choices I made in the movie Ang Lee. I was finally able to marry these two people in my heart and mind, and I realized that this is what I wanted for the rest of my career. I’ll be switching between genres as much as I can, between indies and studios. So I got to this point without winning an Oscar. Why do I need one now? “
