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Poll: Female Directors Nominated for Best Director

A poll by Gabrielfox.
Film directing has long been dominated by men, and they continue to earn a vast majority of the Best Director nominations at the Oscars. Yet, there have been some women that have broken through and earned bids at the Academy Awards.

Which one of these female directors is the best?

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    Lina Wertmüller

    1977: Nominee Oscar for Best Director (Pasqualino Settebellezze)
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    Jane Campion

    1994: Nominee Oscar for Best Director (The Piano)

    2022: Winner Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing (The Power of the Dog)

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    Sofia Coppola

    2004: Nominee Oscar for Best Director (Lost in Translation)
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    Kathryn Bigelow

    2010: Winner Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing (The Hurt Locker)
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    Greta Gerwig

    2018: Nominee Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing (Lady Bird)
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    Emerald Fennell

    2021: Nominee Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing (Promising Young Woman)
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    Chloé Zhao

    2021: Winner Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing (Nomadland)
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    Justine Triet

    2024: Nominee Oscar Best Achievement in Directing (Anatomie d'une chute)

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