Patty Jenkins Isn't Happy At The Oscars For Shutting Out Women Of The Best Director Category
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The 95th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel were held this past Sunday, March 12, 2023, on ABC. It is no secret that there have been many positive changes in Hollywood in the area of diversity – equal pay, and equal acknowledgment. Many women filmmakers have voiced concern however for the continued lack of representation across categories – best director specifically. Patty Jenkins, director of Wonder Woman and the 2003 film, Monster has been particularly vocal in her disappointment with the Academy. In an interview with Variety, Jenkins said, “I give up, I give up,” at the pre-Oscars dinner held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She noted the positive advancements achieved for diversity, but also that women still have a long way to go before the playing field becomes truly equal.
Jenkins noted that the imbalance of voters is a contributing factor. “I say that even with all of their push to have diversity. The numbers are just hugely imbalanced of who votes for these things. I sort of just stopped paying attention to it. It’s still going to take a long ways to go. It’s going to take a lot more to really see truly more diverse awards. I really appreciate the efforts that they’re making but we have a long way to go.” Jenkins is not the only woman in the industry to make note of said imbalance. In a March 10th interview with Variety, fellow female director, Chloe Zhao (Eternals, Nomadland, The Rider, and Songs My Brothers Taught Me) commented, “There’s clearly a very big gap for women filmmakers in our industry.”
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The nominations for best director this year were Daniel Kwan with Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Steven Spielberg for The Fabelmans, Todd Field for Tar, Ruben Ostlund for Triangle of Sadness, and Martin McDonagh for The Banshees of Inisherin. This year’s winner was Daniel Kwan with Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once. While the directing category nominees are all deserving, women are still clearly underrepresented in this group. Collider reports that in the history of the Academy Awards that there have only been eight times when women have ever been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Director category.
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