Sidney Flanigan in 'Never Rarely Sometimes Alway' and Julia Garner in 'The Assistant.'
The female filmmakers behind these awards contenders use sophisticated points of view and unusual, revealing camera choices to show us their heroines from the outside and also give us moving firsthand access to their experiences.
This season's many awards possibilities directed by women are as different as
Nomadland, Chloé Zhao's expansive view of itinerant Americans today, and
One Night in Miami, Regina King's tightly focused drama about soon-to-be Black icons in the 1960s. But within that range, one especially eye-opening trend has emerged.
Several women writer-directors have used bold aesthetics to reveal heroines grappling with the life-altering issues of abortion and sexual abuse. Eliza Hittman's subtle, eloquent