New Zealand director Jane Campion has foot in mouth at award

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18 Mar 2022, 9:40 pm

Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion DNZM is a New Zealand director, screenwriter, and producer. She became the first woman to be nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director.

She won Critic's choice award for her movie "The Power of the Dog"
Campion, a giant among directors took the opportunity to "punch down" in a moment of foot in mouth when in her award speech she told US tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jane ... 235204335/

“What an honour to be in the room with you,” she told Venus and Serena Williams, who were in attendance at the Critics Choice awards to represent King Richard, the film in which Will Smith plays their father. Collecting her prize for best director (one of four that the film won), Campion called them “marvels”, before pointing out that “you do not play against the guys, like I have to” – a reference to her fellow nominees, who were all men.

Campion's bizzare and arrogant comment is likely to cost her the Oscars.



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23 Mar 2022, 7:39 pm

Looks like Stephen Speilberg did the same thing

throwing shade on "Squid Games" :lol:
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/t ... 35a0c31e3e