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1. What Oscar-nominated actress made her debut as writer-director with 2021's "The Lost Daughter"?
When author Elena Ferrante sold the rights to her 2006 novel "The Lost Daughter," she insisted that the film version be directed by a woman. Maggie Gyllenhaal, previously Oscar-nominated for "Crazy Heart" (2009) took on the challenge, not only directing the film but also penning the screenplay.
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2. In what genre did writer-director Nancy Meyers make her most well known films?
After nearly two decades working with husband Charles Shyer, Nancy Meyers made a name for herself with a series of grown-up romantic comedies, including "What Women Want" (2000), "Something's Gotta Give" (2003), "The Holiday" (2006), and "It's Complicated" (2009).
Her character's homes are best known for their immaculate and well-appointed kitchens.
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3. The late Nora Ephron spent more than a decade as an essayist and screenwriter before graduating to writer-director with ___________.
Although Nora Ephron wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for all of these films, she did not step behind the camera until directing the 1992 comedy-drama "This is My Life."
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4. Whose first two Hollywood features were the 1990s big budget action thrillers "The Peacemaker" and "Deep Impact"?
Though she mostly works in TV now, Mimi Leder burst onto the Hollywood scene with a pair of big budget action thrillers in the late 1990s. Her film career floundered following the mostly negative reviews for 2000's "Pay it Forward."
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5. Who was the first woman filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Director?
FUN FACT
Since Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Director Oscar for "The Hurt Locker" (2008), the first ever woman to do so, two more women filmmakers have won the award: Chloe Zhao for "Nomadland" (2020) and Jane Campion for "Power of the Dog" (2021).
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