Golden Globes Make History Nominating 3 Female Directors in the Same Year for the First Time

Emerald Fennell, Regina King and Chloé Zhao all received nominations for their films Promising Young Woman, One Night in Miami, and Nomadland.

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recognized a record number of women in one of its most coveted brackets.The announcement was made on Wednesday morning, when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed their nominations for Best Director. Regina King received a nod for One Night in Miami, Chloé Zhao for Nomadland, and Emerald Fennell was nominated for Promising Young Woman.

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In 2021, the most strikingly diverse category at the Golden Globe Awards is best director. After a total of five female nominees over the past 77 years, this year women comprise the majority of the race: One Night in Miami’s Regina King, Nomadland’s Chloe Zhao and, in somewhat of a surprise, Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell.

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For the first time in the history of the Golden Globe awards, more than one woman has been nominated in the best director category in any one year. Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) and Regina King (One Night in Miami) were all nominated in the category.

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Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, and One Night in Miami.This year's Golden Globe in general are a huge step forward. Past shows didn't even include two female directors in the Dest Director category.

This year’s Golden Globes took a leap forward in representation terms with women landing three of the five nods in its Best Director Motion Picture field.

With two of his own Golden Globe nominations—Best Supporting Actor for playing Sam Cooke in Regina King’s One Night in Miami, and Best Original Song for “Speak Now” on its soundtrack—Leslie Odom Jr. says he’s “connecting the dots” between a trio of his projects that have all appeared in this morning’s list. In addition to these nominations, the taped concert film for Hamilton, and the Sia musical Music are both recognized in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy list.

Also Read: 'Mank,' 'The Crown' Lead 2021 Golden Globe Nominations - The Complete ListFor the first time in its 78-year history, the Globes nominated three women for Best Director in the same year; one of them, Regina King, received only the sixth Globes nomination ever for a Black director, and another, Chloé Zhao, only the seventh for an Asian.

Golden Globes made history on Wednesday, nominating three women for Best Director for the first time in the award show's history.