The rise of a new breed of women directors
Golden Globe nominees, Greta Gerwig and Celine Song, are shaking up Hollywood with Barbie's 'fun feminism' and Past Lives' deeply personal drama. Margaret Gardiner catches up with them
14 January 2024 - 00:00
As always in early January, Hollywood's who's who turned out for the first award ceremony of the year, the Golden Globes. This year, the nominations list featured more female directors than usual with Justine Triet, director of Anatomy of a Fall, winning Best Screenplay and Best Non-English-Language Film. Two female directors, Greta Gerwig and Celine Song, were nominated for Best Director, but lost to Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer...
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