Natalie Portman is no stranger to making a statement at the Oscars, and the 92nd Academy Awards were no different for the actress.
WATCH: Natalie Portman’s tribute to the snubbed female directors
Portman’s Dior cape was embroidered with the names of women who directed movies last year – and weren’t nominated in the Best Director category.
Names on the cape included Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim) Alma Har’el (Honey Boy), Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) and Mati Diop (Atlantics).
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences received criticism for failing to nominate any female directors this year, which unfortunately is not an uncommon occurrence at the ceremony. In the history of the Oscars, only five women have been nominated for best director, and only one — Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker — has won.
This year, just one of the best picture nominees was directed by a woman: Gerwig’s Little Women.
It has become something of a tradition for Portman to make a statement at award shows. While presenting the best director award at the 2018 Golden Globes, the actor quipped “and now, here are the all-male nominees” before announcing the names.
Natalie Portman is no stranger to making a statement at the Oscars, and the 92nd Academy Awards were no different for the actress.
WATCH: Natalie Portman’s tribute to the snubbed female directors
Natalie Portman is no stranger to making a statement at the Oscars, and the 92nd Academy Awards were no different for the actress.
WATCH: Natalie Portman’s tribute to the snubbed female directors
