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Coralie Fargeat Gets Sole Female Best Director Nod

See Every Woman Nominated for Best Director in Oscars History

Only nine women have been nominated a total of ten times (with three wins so far) in the Academy Awards' 97-year history. The Substance's Coralie Fargeat is the latest female Best Director nominee — see who has preceded her for the honor.

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Coralie Fargeat is the 9th woman to be nominated for a best director Oscar — here are all the others

Coralie Fargeat was nominated for the best directing Academy Award for "The Substance." She's only the ninth woman to be nominated.

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2025 Oscars: Coralie Fargeat Gets Sole Female Best Director Nod

Last year, Triet was the only woman nominated for Anatomy of a Fall. The year before that, no female director received a nod, while two years ago, Campion won in the category. Zhao, who was nominated in 2021 alongside Fennell, won.

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Coralie Fargeat Gets Sole Female Best Director Nod

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