Natalie Portman’s Oscars outfit drew a lot of attention this evening as it made a bold statement about the state of the Best Director category.
As a reminder, at the Academy Awards two years ago, while presenting the Best Director award with Ron Howard, Portman memorably pointed out the lack of female nominees.
Ron Howard: “We are honored … to be here to present the award for best director.”
Natalie Portman, done with this shit: “And here are the all-male nominees.” pic.twitter.com/8JboypiADo
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 8, 2018
At tonight’s awards ceremony, Portman arrived in a black and gold dress, adorned by a black cape that featured the names of women directors who many felt should have been nominated for Best Director this year.
The names listed, in gold embroidery, were Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Mati Diop (Atlantics), Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), Alma Har’el (Honey Boy), and Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).
Portman’s next projects include voicing her MCU character Jane Foster for Disney+’s animated Marvel’s What If? series and then bringing Jane back to the Thor franchise in 2021’s Thor: Love and Thunder – where Jane will be The Mighty Thor.
Check out all the winners of this year’s Oscars so far, including Brad Pitt and Toy Story 4.
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Source: IGN.com Natalie Portman's Oscar Attire Featured Names of Snubbed Women Directors