Random Panda, pretty sure that's because the director's spot had been largely male dominated until not long ago. It's still male dominated now (although not nearly as much) => it's still reasonable when only males get nominated. Also, don't forget, because it was largely male dominated, it means male directors have more experience => on average, they are simply better at it at this point (don't take this as me saying there are no talented/even great female directors, cause there sure are). But, I believe that will change pretty soon and female directors will get to the same level as male directors.

make your own contest, problem solved.

@Ben Smith Sigh. Yes. If you had the slightest bit of info on the subject, you'd know that all women directors in Hollywood say that studios will make up a thousand rubbish reasons not to hire them. For example, studios don't want to hire women to direct movies they expect to be blockbusters. Even if the woman has better qualifications, the directing job will still go to a man because the studio will think a male is "by default" better equipped to deal with the pressure of making a blockbuster. Some woman directors even talk about being flat-out refused a job interview with the line, we're thinking of a guy to direct this movie. More, they say that for a woman director in Hollywood, the only thing harder than directing her 1st blockbuster is directing her 2nd blockbuster. Because if her movie turns out successful and gets a sequel, the studio will often go, now that this franchise is big, we must "entrust" it to a male director to keep it that way. So they will actually, seriously fire the woman director who made the first movie into a success, and find a man to direct the sequel. Imagine being fired because you did your job too well, and the product you made exceeded all expectations. This is why female-directed movies aren't being nominated for Oscars - because most of the time, studios aren't even letting females direct "expected-to-succeed" movies. Self-fulfilling prophecy. But go ahead, sigh and tell me about this utopia of yours where women have the same opportunities as their male counterparts.

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Sigh. No.