Women Directors Again Snubbed As London's BAFTA Announces 2018 Nominees

Women Directors Again Snubbed As London's BAFTA Announces 2018 Nominees

Minutes after Oprah delivered her earth-shaking speech at the Jan. 7, 2018 Golden Globes, Natalie Portman and Ron Howard arrived at the podium to announce the winner of Best Director.  

Howard thanked the Globes for asking them to ‘be here to present the award for Best Director’ before long-time activist Portman added: ‘And here are all the male nominees.’

The male nominees wore deer-caught-in-the-headlights looks on their faces as the TV cameras panned their faces. But Twitter went to bat for Portman, incredulous that she had the moxie to mimic and build on Oprah's momentum -- an act that few could follow. 

Two days after 'Time's Up' made history at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) nominations were announced. One again, nominees in the best-director category are all-male. 

Marilyn Mosby Vogue Interview | New Gallup Data Underscores Sexual Hypocrisy | Women Directors Speak | 80% Of Data About Women Is Missing

Marilyn Mosby Vogue Interview | New Gallup Data Underscores Sexual Hypocrisy | Women Directors Speak | 80% Of Data About Women Is Missing

Anne is reading …

1. Vogue magazine July profiles Baltimore presecutor Marilyn Mosby

2. New data from Gallup’s Values and Beliefs Survey reminds us that Americans of all genders are sexual hypocrites.

3. In 2012, the United Nations Economic and Social Council set down 52 indicators crucial to measuring gender equality in any country. 80% of Data is missing.

4. Even though women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, only about 4 percent of movies are directed by women. Bloomberg interviews women directors.

5. . The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education has settled on a new word to describe female self-pleasuring.