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• The Academy has nominated just seven women in the Best Director category over its rich history. Here they are.

  
  

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  Lina Wertmuller, “Seven beauties” (1976) • The first woman ever to be nominated in the category was this Italian director for a drama about an Italian soldier who deserted the army during World War II and is sent to a German prison camp. She lost to John G. Avildsen for “Rocky”.

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  Jane Campion, “The Piano” (1993) • The Australian director won an Oscar for her original screenplay for the period drama, but lost the director’s award to Steven Spielberg for “Schindler’s List”.

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  Sofia Coppola, “Lost in Translation” (2003) • The daughter of Oscar-winning director of “The Godfather” Francis Ford Coppola landed her first nomination for calm character study in Japan, but lost to Peter Jackson for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”.

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  Kathryn Bigelow, “The Wounded Locker” (2009) • Bigelow not only landed a nomination, but managed to defeat her ex-husband James Cameron, whose “Avatar” won the award for best picture.

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  Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird” (2017) • The independent actress wrote and directed this feature film, her first as a solo director, based on her upbringing in Pasadena, California. But Guillermo del Toro won the award for “The Shape of Water”.

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  Chloé Zhao, “Nomadic Country” (2020) • The Chinese-born actress got a nomination for her third feature film, which she also wrote.

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  Emerald Fennell, “Young Promising Woman” (2020) • The London-born actress turned writer-director has landed a nomination for her feature debut, starring Carey Mulligan.

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