{"id":4018,"date":"2011-03-09T16:47:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T16:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2011-03-09T16:47:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T16:47:51","slug":"kathryn-bigelow-at-the-dga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/kathryn-bigelow-at-the-dga\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathryn Bigelow at the DGA"},"content":{"rendered":"
This week (December 10, 2010) the Hollywood Reporter released its list of the 100 most powerful women in Hollywood. \u00a0While there are women in power all across Hollywood, especially in the executive suites, one place that still is very difficult to penetrate is the directing ranks.<\/div>\n
The Hollywood Reporter list confirmed that fact. \u00a0Only one woman director\u2013 Kathryn Bigelow \u2014 made the list and she was at number 53.<\/div>\n
If we created a list of most powerful men in Hollywood (like we need to do that) I would venture to say that there would be several (ok, a lot) of male directors on the list. \u00a0Here are just a couple who have the clout to get films made: Tim Burton, James Cameron, Michael Bay, John Favreau, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Judd Apatow, Todd Phillips, JJ Abrams, Roland Emmerich, Tyler Perry\u2026 and I know I am leaving out many. \u00a0These are the guys that regularly get gigs at the studios and make millions each year (Perry does work with Lions Gate and yes he still makes millions and that he got to direct For Colored Girls.)<\/div>\n
Who are the women who are the most powerful directors?<\/div>\n
Nancy Meyers, Nora Ephron, Anne Fletcher, Betty Thomas, Catherine Hardwicke\u2026and now Bigelow herself. And let\u2019s be honest none of these women makes money anywhere near the guys on the list.<\/div>\n
So could winning awards help women get more clout? \u00a0Sure. \u00a0The prestige factor is a big deal. \u00a0That\u2019s how Bigelow got on the list. \u00a0Everyone want sto work with an Oscar winner.<\/div>\n
But really, does the Oscar nomination help? \u00a0I looked at the list of people nominated for an Oscar last year to what life has been like for them since their nomination.<\/div>\n
James Cameron made a fortune from Avatar and has announced that he will next direct two sequels to Avatar.<\/div>\n
Quentin Tarantino was recently roasted at the Friar\u2019s Club but has not yet picked his next film.<\/div>\n
Lee Daniels has been trying to raise funds for Selma a civil rights drama and signed a deal to write and direct The Butler for Laura Ziskin.<\/div>\n
Jason Reitman is back behind the camera directing Young Adult written by Diablo Cody and starring Charlize Theron.<\/div>\n
Kathryn Bigelow \u2014 the winner \u2014 did a pilot for HBO, The Miraculous Year, which did not get picked up for series and is now shopping an thriller to be written by Marc Boal before she directs Triple Frontier in 2011.<\/div>\n
Let\u2019s look at the last couple of winners:<\/div>\n
Danny Boyle \u2013 2008 winner \u2013 is back in the running with 127 Hours and is also the artistic director for the London Olympics opening ceremony.<\/div>\n
Joel and Ethan Coen \u2013 2007 winner \u2013 are back in the running this year with True Grit.<\/div>\n
Martin Scorcese \u2013 2006 winner \u2013 released Shutter Island this year<\/div>\n
There are two women still in the major discussions for possible Oscar nods \u2014 Debra Granik and Lisa Cholodenko. \u00a0Though it would be another huge deal if another woman gets a nomination for best director this year, the truth is that women directors still have little commercial power. \u00a0As LA Times said: \u201cnearly all of the beloved indy female directors are unemployable at major studios\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n

\"kathryn-bigelow\"<\/a>Last night I went to the DGA program honoring Kathryn Bigelow for her achievements as a director. \u00a0I went with my friend Sister Rose Pacatte, who writes a popular blog on cinema and spirituality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She was a VIP guest, having been on the first jury to make an award to The Hurt Locker<\/em>, Bigelow’s break-through multi-Oscar-winning film. \u00a0The Ecumenical Jury at the Venice Film Festival was the first to launch the critical acclaim that would carry the film to an historic win for Bigelow as Best Director at the DGA and the Oscars.<\/p>\n

The reception was lovely and the program was heart-felt and was a wonderful tribute to an amazing woman. \u00a0But I couldn’t help remembering a Women in Hollywood<\/a><\/em> article<\/a> I had read the week before. \u00a0It recounts the rather dismal reality in the aftermath to Bigelow’s stunning achievement.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at the last couple of winners:<\/p>\n

Danny Boyle \u2013 2008 winner \u2013 is back in the running with 127 Hours<\/em> ($18 Million budget) and is also the artistic director for the London Olympics opening ceremony.<\/p>\n

Joel and Ethan Coen \u2013 2007 winner \u2013 are back in the running this year with True Grit ($35 Million budget)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Martin Scorcese \u2013 2006 winner \u2013 released Shutter Island<\/em> this year ($100 Million Budget).<\/p>\n

There are two women still in the major discussions for possible Oscar nods \u2014 Debra Granik and Lisa Cholodenko. \u00a0Though it would be another huge deal if another woman gets a nomination for best director this year, the truth is that women directors still have little commercial power. \u00a0As LA Times said: \u201cnearly all of the beloved indy female directors are unemployable at major studios\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Okay– So am I incredibly small minded for not just enjoying the evening? \u00a0But the truth is all this wonderful director could line up after her win was an HBO movie.<\/p>\n

As far as my search revealed her next film (at a low $10 million dollar budget) may or may not be financed a year after taking home the Oscar. \u00a0Reports are conflicting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The reception for Kathryn Bigelow at the DGA was lovely and the program was heart-felt and was a wonderful tribute to an amazing woman. But I couldn’t help remembering a Women in Hollywood article I had read the week before. It recounts the rather dismal reality in the aftermath to Bigelow’s stunning achievement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[217,690,691,25,26,221,27,28,30,208,31,1050,946,32,817,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,1051,947,41,42,1052],"class_list":["post-4018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video-clips-television-movies-series","tag-127-hours","tag-award","tag-awards","tag-character","tag-characters","tag-danny-boyle","tag-emotional-toolbox","tag-etb","tag-film","tag-filmmaking","tag-films","tag-jeremy-renner","tag-kathryn-bigelow","tag-laurie-hutzler","tag-martin-scorsese","tag-movies","tag-nine-character-types","tag-screenplay","tag-screenplays","tag-screenwriting","tag-script","tag-scripts","tag-scriptwriting","tag-shutter-island","tag-the-hurt-locker","tag-tv","tag-writing","tag-zero-dark-thirty"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-768x576.jpg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"ttshowcase_normal":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",125,94,false],"ttshowcase_small":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",75,56,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",960,720,false],"Image Size 500x500":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n.jpg",500,375,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-300x400.jpg",300,400,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-600x450.jpg",600,450,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30710870_10211699141895539_4496568718662303744_n-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Laurie Hutzler","author_link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The reception for Kathryn Bigelow at the DGA was lovely and the program was heart-felt and was a wonderful tribute to an amazing woman. But I couldn't help remembering a Women in Hollywood article I had read the week before. It recounts the rather dismal reality in the aftermath to Bigelow's stunning achievement.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}