Natalie Portman Just Burned the Golden Globes for Not Having Any Female Directing Nominees
Five people were nominated for Best Director at the 2018 Golden Globes , and they all have something in common: They’re men. Guillermo del Toro, Martin McDonagh, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, and Steven Spielberg were the only directors to score nods this year, leaving out talented filmmakers like Greta Gerwig and Dee Rees, who both helmed two of the most celebrated movies of the year, Lady Bird and Mudbound. It’s a move that angered and upset many—both celebrities and fans. This was a banner year for women in entertainment, so for female directors to be completely snubbed in this category was upsetting, to say the least.
And Natalie Portman called the Globes out for it—on the air. The Annihilation actress presented the award for Best Director tonight, and she made sure to let the room know how she felt…in the most savage way possible. “And here are the all-male nominees,” she said right before listing del Toro, McDonagh, Nolan, Scott, and Spielberg’s names. Check out the moment for yourself, below:
What an A+ (and necessary) burn. Sadly, this isn’t new for the Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press hasn’t given a female director the award in over 25 years, despite so many talented women creating extraordinary work. Saoirse Ronan, who starred in Lady Bird, raved about Gerwig’s directing in a 2017 interview with Glamour.com. “As you would get with a male actor and a male director, or a female actor and a female director, is perspective and understanding,” she said. “They are able to relate to each other in a way that a man wouldn’t be able to, and vice versa.”
Hopefully, Portman’s call-out will make the Hollywood Foreign Press considering giving female directors the shine they deserve next year.
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