Jane Campion

Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion  (born 30 April 1954) 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 is also the first female filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or for The Piano (1993). This movie also won her the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay."'Piano's' Jane Campion Is First Female Director to Win; 'Concubine's' Chen Kaige Has First Chinese-Film Victory: 'Piano', 'Concubine', Share the Palme D'Or" , Los Angeles Times, 25 May 1993; retrieved 6 May 2012. She won the Oscar for Best Director for her movie The Power of the Dog (2021). 

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