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Jan Huttner ’s
2006 Oscar Nomination Wish List
of Films Directed or Written by Women
Jan
Huttner is a Chicago film critic and the Managing Editor of
FILMS FOR TWO: The Online Guide for Busy Couples at www.Films42.com
She is a founding member of a terrific organization called
WITASWAN -
Women
in the Audiences Supporting Women Artists Now!
You can read more about WITASWAN at: www.Films42.com/witaswan.asp
This Oscar
Wish List is posted on Jan's site at:
www.films42.com/witaswan/billboard-05.asp#wishlist
The key to her Oscar category abbreviations is at the bottom of this page.
| Film |
Director (s) |
Screenwriter (s) |
Oscar Categories |
| BALLAD OF JACK & ROSE |
Rebecca Miller |
Rebecca Miller |
BOS: Rebecca Miller
BSA:Camilla Belle |
| BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY |
Hans Petter Moland |
Sabina Murray |
BAS: Sabina Murray |
| BRIDE & PREJUDICE |
Gurinder Chadha |
Gurinder Chadha
Paul Mayeda Berges |
BAS: Chadha & Berges |
| BROTHERS |
Suzanne Bier |
Anders Thomas Jensen |
BFLF: BROTHERS
BA: Ulrich Thomsen |
| HEIGHTS |
Christopher Terrio |
Amy Fox |
BSA: Glenn Close |
| LOOK BOTH WAYS |
Sarah Watt |
Sarah Watt |
BOS: Sarah Watt |
| LORDS OF DOGTOWN |
Catherine Hardwicke |
Stacy Peralta |
BSA: Heath Ledger |
| ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW |
Miranda July |
Miranda July |
BA: John Hawkes |
| NORTH COUNTRY |
Niki Caro |
Michael Seitzman |
BF: NORTH COUNTRY
BD: Niki Caro
BA: Charlize Theron
BSA: Richard Jenkins
BSA: Frances McDormand
BSA: Sean Bean |
| ON THE OUTS |
Lori Silverbush
Michael Skolnik |
Lori Silverbush |
BOS: Lori Silverbush
BA: Judy Marte
BSA: Paola Mendoza |
| PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO |
Jane Anderson |
Jane Anderson |
BAS: Jane Anderson
BA: Julianne Moore |
| THE PRODUCERS |
Susan Stroman |
Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan |
BA: Nathan Lane
BSA: Gary Beach |
| SAVING FACE |
Alice Wu |
Alice Wu |
BSA: Joan Chen |
| YES |
Sally Potter |
Sally Potter |
BOS: Sally Potter
BSA: Joan Allen |
| Oscar Category Key: |
| BF: Best Film of 2005 |
BA: Best Actor/Best Actress |
| BD: Best Director of 2005 |
BSA: Best Supporting Actor/Actress |
| BAS: Best Adapted Screenplay |
BDF: Best Documentary Film |
| BOS: Best Original Screenplay |
BFLF: Best Foreign Language Film |
For important background information,
read “Works of 11 Female Artists Are Oscar Nominees,” in Women’s eNews (named “best news article written for the web in 2004” by the National Woman’s
Press Association).
Click here for more details on exactly who was nominated in 2004.
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