She was the first woman nominated for a Best Director Academy Award.
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Jane Fonda
- Mimi Leder
- Penelope Spheeris
She was the first woman nominated for a Best Director Academy Award.
Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow was nominated and won the award for 2008’s The Hurt Locker. Since winning she has gone on to direct the critically acclaimed Zero-Dark-Thirty.