The other nominees in the category are Sean Baker (Anora), James Mangold (A Complete Unknown), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) and Brady Corbet (The Brutalist).

Payal Kapadia, who directed All We Imagine as Light, was omitted from the lineup.

Fargeat also received a best original screenplay nomination

The Academy has long been criticized for its lack of female director nominees.

Previously, the Academy had only nominated a woman 9 times (eight women have been nominated. Jane Campion received a nod twice) in the best director category (Fargeat is the ninth female nominee),

Only three women have won the Best Director Oscar in the organization’s century-long history: Kathryn Bigelow, Chloé Zhao and Jane Campion.

My Oscar Book:

Women nominated include Lina Wertmüller, Sofia Coppola, Greta Gerwig, Emerald Fennell and Justine Triet.

Last year, Triet was the only woman nominated for Anatomy of a Fall. The year before that, no female director received a nod, while two years ago, Campion won in the category. Zhao, who was nominated in 2021 alongside Fennell, won.