Nicole Kidman was recently honored at Cannes 2025 with the Kering Women in Motion Award for her efforts in championing female directors. Back in 2017, The 57-year-old actress made a vow to work with a ...
Only nine women have been nominated a total of ten times (with three wins so far) in the Academy Awards' 97-year history. The Substance's Coralie Fargeat is the latest female Best Director nominee — ...
Female Directors See ‘Complete Reversal’ of Progress as 2025 Marks 5% Drop in Film Work, Study Finds
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in "Hamnet" from director Chloé Zhao (Focus Features) Female directors suffered a “complete reversal of any progress” in 2025, according to a new study out of USC’s ...
Twelve Latine and Indigenous filmmakers have been selected to join the year-long fellowship, which aims to advance underrepresented storytelling. By Nikki Sternberg The Alliance of Women Directors has ...
"I love doing this crazy job." With a resume that includes Homeland, Mad Men, The West Wing, Gilmore Girls, The Leftovers, ...
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Women directors make up 8% of this year's 100 top-grossing filmmakers in a steep drop from 2024, study shows
A new study describes 2025 as a "Great Recession" for women directors, with just 9 women directors attached to the 100 top-grossing films at the U.S. box office. According to the latest report from ...
The Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) has unveiled its list of mentors for its latest iteration of its Rising Director Fellowship. In February, the group revealed the list of nascent directors that ...
Writing for The New Yorker about the dearth of big budget films with women directors back in 2015, film critic Richard Roeper predicted, “Today’s leading independent visionaries are tomorrow’s ...
Natalie Portman is not pleased with the 2026 Oscar nominations. While promoting her new film “The Gallerist” at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Portman, 44, called out the Academy for snubbing ...
The Alliance of Women Directors will host their inaugural Back to Set Symposium later this month, touting hands-on workshops with top industry executives. Emmy-nominated producer Betsy Beers ...
An annual study found that “progress has stalled” for female directors, with films helmed by women hitting a 7-year low in 2025. Just nine women (8.1%) were behind the camera for 2025’s fictional ...
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