LOS ANGELES — At the glad-handy Oscar nominees luncheon earlier this month, film academy president John Bailey proudly told the 171 nominees in the room that there were a record number of women nominated for Academy Awards this year. Perhaps because there have still only ever been five women nominated for best director (none this year), and only one who has won. There’s also the fact that none of the films nominated for best picture this year had a female director. The gender divide becomes clearer when comparing the number of women nominated to their male counterparts. Yet the best director category remains frustratingly elusive for women.

Source: National Post February 20, 2019 18:08 UTC