Painful statistic

[sun_set_bravely]

from today's New York Times article by Sharon Waxman:

Ms. Coppola, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, is only the third woman, and the first American one, to receive an Oscar nomination for directing. Others were Lina Wertmüller of Italy (for "Seven Beauties" in 1976) and Jane Campion of New Zealand (for "The Piano" in 1993), but neither won.

Wow. That's the all response I can summon. 76 years of Academy Awards. 3 women nominated. Wow.

Comments

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

That's an unfortunate statistic, and an important one.