Oscars 2020: Natalie Portman Wears Cape With Names Of Oscar-snubbed Female Directors
Hollywood star Natalie Portman paid tribute to women directors on the Oscars 2020 red carpet, wearing a black Dior cape with the names of those who were not nominated this year.
Hollywood
star
Natalie
Portman
made
a
subtle
yet
powerful
statement
when
she
walked
the
Oscars
red
carpet
wearing
a
black
Dior
cape
with
the
last
names
of
women
directors
snubbed
by
the
Academy
Awards
embroidered
on
it.
According
to
Page
Six,
Little
Women
director
Greta
Gerwig,
The
Farewell's
Lulu
Wang
and
Melina
Matsoukas,
who
directed
Queen
and
Slim,
were
among
the
names
etched
in
gold
on
her
cape.
"I
wanted
to
recognise
the
women
who
were
not
recognised
for
their
incredible
work
this
year
in
my
subtle
way," she
told
reporters
on
the
red
carpet
outside
the
Dolby
Theatre.
Other
women
filmmakers
whose
names
were
embroidered
on
Portman's
cape
were
Lorene
Scafaria
(Hustlers),
Mati
Diop
(Atlantics),
Marianne
Heller
(A
Beautiful
Day
in
the
Neighborhood),
Joanna
Hogg
(The
Souvenir),
Alma
Har'el
(Honey
Boy)
and
Celine
Sciamma
(Portrait
of
a
Lady
on
Fire).
This
year's
nominees
in
the
directing
category
include
Martin
Scorsese
(The
Irishman),
Todd
Phillips
(Joker),
Sam
Mendes
(1917),
Quentin
Tarantino
(Once
Upon
a
Time...
in
Hollywood)
and
Bong
Joon
Ho
(Parasite).
The
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
has
been
criticised
by
many
A-listers
including
best
actress
nominee
Cynthia
Erivo
and
comedienne
Leslie
Jones
for
overlooking
people
of
colour
and
women
in
the
nominations.
This
is
not
the
first
time
Portman
has
criticised
the
lack
of
female
representation
in
Oscars.
During
the
Academy
Awards
two
years
ago,
she
introduced
the
best
director
saying,
"...
and
here
are
the
all-male
nominees".
Portman
presented
the
best
adapted
screenplay
award
to
Taika
Waititi
during
the
ceremony.