{"id":35965,"date":"2019-12-11T15:13:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=35965"},"modified":"2019-12-11T15:13:23","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:13:23","slug":"golden-globes-2020-no-female-nominees-for-best-director-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/golden-globes-2020-no-female-nominees-for-best-director-yet-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Globes 2020: no female nominees for best director, yet again."},"content":{"rendered":"

The official 77th Annual Golden Globes nominations were released on 9<\/span>th<\/span> December and the lack of diversity has caused a massive uproar from both fans, critics and actors themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zero Women Were Nominated For Best Director At The Golden Globes…Again, And People Aren’t Happy https:\/\/t.co\/zPJYjltY7j<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) December 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Once again, no women were nominated in the Best Director category. Critics thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association would have taken note after they faced similar backlash with the nominations list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, actress Natalie Portman called out the HFPA for selecting only male nominees while presenting the category alongside director Ron Howard, \u201c and here are the all-male nominees\u2019\u2019<\/span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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remember when natalie portman shaded the golden globes for only nominating male directors. yeah legendaric behaviour pic.twitter.com\/MsuyPxeZZb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 chanel \u02ac\u2078\u2074 (@starkdanys) December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In the past 76 ceremonies, only five females have been nominated. Barbara Streisand is the only woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director for the film <\/span>Yentl! <\/span><\/i>(1983).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Barbra Streisand remains the only woman to ever win the best director prize at the #GoldenGlobes<\/a>, in 1984 https:\/\/t.co\/GaXW0PGwXd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) December 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gender misrepresentation is an ongoing issue in the film industry, and the public is reminded of it every time awards season comes around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B523jKoJxFu\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n

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Gender discrimination is not just common at the Golden Globes. Other award shows, like The Oscars – arguably one of the most prestigious award shows – even fails to represent men and women equally. In the past 20 years, while 87 men have been nominated for the Best Director category at The Oscars, only three women were nominated have\u00a0 been nominated for the same award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Charlize Theron is a fan favourite, but even she admitted when asked by the<\/span> LA Times<\/span><\/i>, \u201cIt\u2019s not cool…we\u2019ve got to keep making noise until we\u2019re heard and these stories get recognised.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cUnless we have a new category for women directors \u2014 the same way we have [separate] actor and actress categories \u2014 we won\u2019t see any changes” https:\/\/t.co\/uzyOjALvLC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Variety (@Variety) December 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It is believed by some that many women purposefully don\u2019t choose a career in film directing because they don\u2019t see their role models get the praise they deserve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The more women emerging into the industry and pursuing their directorial dream, the more they will encourage the younger generation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K6VkbVdpSc0]<\/p>\n

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Words: Martina Chausheva<\/p>\n

Photo: Unsplash<\/p>\n

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