Los Angeles:
New Zealander filmmaker Jane Campion made history at the DGA Awards on Saturday night (U.S. Pacific Time) by becoming the second consecutive woman — and third in the 74-year history of the awards — to win the top honour for the best theatrical feature film.
Campion won the award for Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, adding that the win gives Campion even more of an edge in the Oscar race as this year’s film awards season heads into the homestretch.
Campion won over Kenneth Branagh for Belfast, Paul Thomas Anderson for Licorice Pizza, Steven Spielberg for West Side Story and Denis Villeneuve for Dune.
“I care about women having voices, and I’m so excited about the next generation of filmmakers,” Campion said.
She was presented the award by Chloé Zhao, who won the category last year for Nomadland, which went on to pick up the Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress Oscars.   (IANS)
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