Golden Globes upend history as three female directors nominated

Emerald Fennell, Chloé Zhao and Regina King compete in category previously marked by its male dominance, as Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7 lead field of overall nominations

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Three female directors will compete for the first time at this year’s Golden Globes, following decades in which it was rare a single woman was mentioned in the category.

Only five female directors have ever been nominated in the Globes’ 78 year history: Sofia Coppola, Jane Campion and Ava DuVernay, while Kathryn Bigelow and Barbra Streisand have both been nominated twice. Only Streisand has won – for Yentl in 1983.

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