... and it's a case of filling in the blanks, as it were. The Hurt Locker is one of the two odd one's out. Only ten EVER films nominated in the category that fit the critera, the rest are as you'd expect probably.
Kathryn Bigelow beat James Cameron (Avatar) to win, and yes (my bad) she was the "first" to win. You're so on the money! Apply the principle to "The Godfather" relationship and you will surely translate the clues into the answer and no longer be lost in nomadland!! KB was the first to win of nine; there are only ten films that fit the criteria, but only three have won. You're a Rizla thickness away from solving this, don't give up!
Oi oi...!!! <Pouty faced smiley> It's all about a certain Academy Award. Ten films, nine directors, three winners, six other nominees. The original question gives away the years.
That's close enough. Full answer later but basically only ten films nominated for Best Director have been directed by women. Only three have won. One was nominated twice, winning once - hence 9 only. Sofia Coppola is the neice of Frances Ford Coppola and was nominated for Lost In Translation. [Won Best Screenplay] Chloe Zhao won for Nomadland. Over to you.
Ah.... I think I was thinking too hard on that one! Phew.... Where does one second lose 5000 Euros and what do they plan to do about it?
Rocky Schindlers List Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Hurt Locker The Shape of Water Promising Young Women Power of the Dog Oppenheimer Anora Which are the two odd films out in that list and why, and which film is missing from the list, and why? Just to complete the question: the two odd films out in the list are The Hurt Locker and Power of the Dog because they had female directors and won the Academy Award in that category. Missing from the list was Nomadland which won the award (and Best Film, Best Actress: Frances McDormand is fantastic as always) because Promising Young Women was nominated the same year - director Emerald Fennell won Best Original Screenplay, beating the aforementioned Nomadland. Additional trivia: Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay were won by 5/10 films directed by the women themselves... something of a consolation prize. I suppose Director and Screenplay are keenly intertwined! Finally, Sofia Coppola is not only The Godfather trilogy director's niece but she also played Michael Corleone's tragic daughter, Mary, in The Godfather III.
