posted on March 19, 2010 at 4:15pm
POSTED BY ERIC BRIGHTWELL, MARCH 20, 2010 01:28PM | POST A COMMENT 

Every female director who's been nominated for an Oscar
On January 31st, The Guardian published an article titled “Why are there so few female filmmakers?” Less than a month later, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the director’s prize at the 62ndDirectors' Guild of America Awards. Then, in March, she repeated that feat at the 82nd Oscars, where only three women (Lina Wertmüller, Jane Campion and Sofia Coppola) have previously even been nominated. Although membership of the Academy remains secret, it’s probably fair to assume that it’s disproportionatly male. What is known is that, when it was founded in 1927, there were 33 male members and three females (Mary Pickford, Jeanie MacPherson and Bess Meredyth) – or 8%.
The money-makers
Although women make up a large percentage of directing students enrolled in film schools, as of 2008, they made up only 9% of Hollywood feature directors. Of the 241 films that have grossed over $100 million in the US in the last decade, only five female directors made the list, Vicky Jenson, Nancy Meyers, Catherine Hardwicke, Anne Fletcher and Phyllida Lloyd. None of them enjoy the fame or recognition of most of their counterparts who appear in front of the camera.

Amoeba's female directors with sections
Here at Amoeba Hollywood, of the 97 directors with their own sections, only five are female -- Doris Wishman, Enid Baxter Blader, Johanna Vaude, Maya Deren and Su Friedrich.
There are of course other female directors out there -- some are responsible for some of the greatest films in film history. So in honor of Women’s History Month (and given my completist's need to make long lists), here are a few more:
AFRICA

Anne Mungai, Cheryl Dunye, Cindy Magara, Fanta Régina Nacro, Gurinder Chadha, Khady Sylla, Ngozi Onwurah, Peace Anyiam-Fiberesima, Pratibha Parmar, Safi Faye, Sarah Bouyain and Sarah Maldoror.
ASIA

Ann Hui, Aparna Sen, Byambasuren Davaa, Dalia Hager, Deepa Mehta, Hana Makhmalbaf, Indu Krishnan, Ivy Ho, Jiayin Liu, Joan Chen, Kaori Momoi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Lee Suk-Gyung, Mahin Oskouei, Marguerite Duras, Maryam Keshavarz, Marzieh Meshkini, Mehreen Jabbar, Mira Nair, Mona Zandi-Haqiqi, Nadine Labaki, Naomi Kawase, Niki Karimi, Parisa Bakhtavar, Pouran Derakhshandeh, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Sabiha Sumar, Samira Makhmalbaf, Sepideh Farsi, Shamim Ara, Shashwati Talukdar, Shimako Sato, So Yong Kim, Soonrye Yim, Suma Josson, Sylvia Chang, Tahmineh Milani, Trịnh Thị Minh Hà, Vidi Bilu, Yasman Malek-Nasr, Ying Ning, Yu Li and Zero Chou.
EUROPE

Agnès Jaoui, Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Alice Guy Blaché, Annabella Miscuglio, Antonia Bird, Asia Argento, Beeban Kidron, Birgit Hein, Caroline Link, Catherine Breillat, Chantal Akerman, Christine Edzard, Claire Denis, Coline Serreau, Doris Dörrie, Elfi Mikesch, Floria Sigismondi, Germaine Dulac, Helke Sander, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Icíar Bollaín, Jacqueline Audry, Johanna Vaude, Leni Riefenstahl, Liliana Cavani, Lina Wertmüller, Lindy Heymann, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Lynn Ramsey, Mai Zetterling, Margarethe von Trotta, Marleen Gorris, Márta Mészáros, Martha Fiennes, Monika Treut, Phyllida Lloyd, Sally Potter, Sharon Maguire, Shona Auerbach, Susanne Bier, Ulrike Ottinger, Vera Chytilová and Zana Briski.
NORTH AMERICA

Alison Maclean, Allison Anders, Amy Heckerling, Amy Holden Jones, Anne Fletcher, Barbara Hammer, Barbara Kopple, Barbara Loden, Barbara Peters, Barbra Streisand, Betty Thomas, Caroline Thompson, Catherine Hardwicke, Christine Choy, Colette Burson, Connie Field, Darnell Martin, Dennie Gordon, Diane Keaton, Dianne Houston, Doris Wishman, Dorothy Arzner, Drew Barrymore, Eisha Marjara, Elaine May, Ellen Perry, Enid Baxter Blader, Euzhan Palcy, Frances-Anne Solomon, Grace Lee, Hilary Birmingham, Ida Lupino, Jamie Babbit, Jennifer Chambers Lynch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jessica Yu, Joan Darling, Joan Micklin Silver, Jodie Foster, Joyce Wieland, Judy Smith, Julie Dash, Julie Taymor, Jürgen Vsych, Karen Arthur, Kasi Lemmons, Kate Davis,Katherine Bigelow, Kelly Reichardt, Kimberly Peirce, Lesli Linka Glatter, Lizzie Borden, Loni Ding, Louise Alaimo, Maggie Greenwald, Maria Maggenti, Martha Coolidge, Mary Benjamin, Mary Harron, Mary Lambert, Maya Angelou, Maya Deren, Mimi Leder, Miranda July, Monika Treut, Nancy Meyers,Nancy Savoca, Neema Barnette , Nia Vardalos, Nicole Holofcener, Nisha Ganatra, Nnegest Likké, Nora Ephron, Patricia Rozema, Patty Jenkins, Penelope Spheeris, Penny Marshall, Rebecca Miller, Shirley Clarke, Sofia Coppola, Sonali Gulati, Stephanie Rothman, Su Friedrich, Susan Seidelman, Tamara Jenkins, Tiffany Huang, Tita Poe, Valerie Faris, Vicky Jenson, Yunah Hong, Zahra Dowlatabadi and Zoe Cassavetes.
OCEANIA

Cate Shortland, Gillian Armstrong, Jane Campion and Jocelyn Moorhouse.
SOUTH AMERICA

Ana Carolina, Betse De Paula, Carla Camurati, Eliane Caffé, Helena Solberg, Lúcia Murat, Lucrecia Martel, Marta Rodríguez, Nelly Kaplan, Sandra Kogut, Suzana Amaral and Tata Amaral.