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Episode Date: March 15, 2026Chloé Zhaos historic journey in the Academy Awards: From second woman to win Best Director to sole female nominee in 2026, Zhaos achievements highlight the slow progress of women in the industry.... Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c0dd25399dc8f30f
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On this March 15th, here's what's making entertainment headlines.
The Academy Awards have been around for nearly a century,
but just nine women have ever landed a Best Director nomination.
That's a tiny number out of hundreds of ceremonies.
This year, Chloe Zhao made headlines with her second nod for Hamnet,
a film about Shakespeare's family grieving their son's death.
She joins Jane Campion as the only other woman to get nominated twice.
Zhao first won in 2021 for Nomad Land,
becoming the second woman ever to claim the prize after Catherine Bigelow took it in 2010 for,
the Hurt Locker. Earlier breakthroughs came slow, starting with Lena Wurtmuller in 1976 for seven
beauties, then gaps of years before Sophia Coppola in 2003 for Lost in Translation.
These rare nods have sparked big inspiration in Hollywood.
Directors often credit pioneers like Wirtmuller and Campion, who won for the power of the dog in 2022 for paving
the way. Campion's success swept other awards, too, highlighting growing recognition even if
wins stay scarce. Recent years picked up pace. In 2021, two women made the list, Jiao and Emerald
for Promising Young Woman, French filmmakers Justine Trier for Anatomy of a Fall in 2024,
and Coralie Fargaya for the substance in 2025 followed, though neither won directing
for the 26 Oscars airing March 15th at 7 p.m. Eastern on ABC.
Zau stands alone again as the sole female nominee.
Meanwhile, Sen.
Sen.
Leeds with 16 total nods, setting another record amid the ongoing push for more women behind the camera.
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