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The power of the director: Why Jane Campion's Oscar win was overdue

LOS ANGELES — Jane Campion is now the third woman in history to win the Academy Award for director, joining a tiny pantheon of female filmmakers that will continue to grow and grow. The film academy certainly appears to have hit the accelerator: It took 81 years for Kathryn Bigelow…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2022

Jane Campion wins best director Oscar for The Power of the Dog

Campion wins her second Oscar, becoming the third female winner of the best director award

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022

The Power of the Dog: Why Jane Campion’s startling, simmering western should win the Oscar for Best Picture

Bleak, subtle, and lushly filmed, Netflix’s Montana-set drama is a blistering return from a director whose last feature came more than a decade ago. The Academy Awards could provide the perfect chance to give one of the world’s foremost filmmakers her due, writes Leonie Cooper

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022