Natalie Portman Protests Oscar Snub of Female Directors
by EG
This year, the list of Oscar nominees for best director was made up entirely of men, and that didn't sit well with some in Hollywood. Actress Natalie Portman carried her frustration to the red carpet, wear she wore her protest of the injustice on her sleeve. Read on for details.
Natalie Portman honored snubbed female filmmakers at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday.
She embroidered the cape of her Dior Haute Couture ensemble with the last names of directors in gold: Scafaria, Wang, Gerwig, Diop, Heller, Matsoukas, Har'el and Sciamma.
The names reference directors Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Mati Diop (Atlantics), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), Alma Har'el (Honey Boy) and Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).
None of the women were nominated for best director. The nominees are Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), Sam Mendes (1917), Todd Phillips (Joker), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman) and Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).
Portman previously called out gender inequality in the film industry at the 2018 Golden Globes. She and Ron Howard presented the best director category at the show, when she said, "And here are the all-male nominees." Insecure creator Issa Rae followed her lead when announcing Oscar nominees this year, saying, "Congratulations to those men" after reading the names.
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