Every Female Director Nominated for an Oscar, From Lina Wertmuller to Greta Gerwig (Photos)

“Lady Bird” writer-director Greta Gerwig becomes only the fifth woman nominated by the Academy in the directing category.

Lina Wertmuller, “Seven Beauties” (1976)  •  The first woman ever nominated in the category was this Italian director for a drama about an Italian solider who deserted the army during WWII and is sent a German prison camp. She lost to John G. Avildsen for “Rocky.”

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