Jane Campion’s chances of receiving her second Oscar nomination for Best Director are looking better and better. She’s collected yet another honor for “The Power of the Dog,” her first feature in over a decade. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named her Best Director for the Western-inspired period drama about two Montana ranchers and their relationships with a local widow and her son. The Netflix pic, which was also named runner-up for Best Picture by the group, premiered at Venice Film Festival, where Campion took home the Silver Lion for Best Director.
In 1994 Campion landed an Oscar nod for directing Holly Hunter-starrer “The Piano.” She won an Oscar for penning its screenplay.
Other Los Angeles Film Critics Association winners included Céline Sciamma’s “Petit Maman” (Best Film Not in the English Language) and “West Side Story’s” Ariana DeBose (Best Supporting Actress). Shatara Michelle Ford’s sexual assault drama “Test Pattern” and Tatiana Huezo’s coming-of-age story “Prayers for the Stolen” tied for the New Generation honor. Head over to The Hollywood Reporter to check out all of the winners.
Source: Women And Hollywood