“And you know, Serena and Venus, you are such marvels. However, you do not play against the guys — like I have to.”
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Jane Campion
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion is a New Zealand filmmaker. Best known for her feature films with themes of rebellion and often focused on women in leading roles who are outsiders in society, Campion is regarded as one of the prominent female filmmakers in women's cinema.
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entertainment · New Zealand filmmaker (born 1954) · screenwriter · film director · actor · film producer · director · also Jane Campion, Dame Jane Campion, Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion, Campion
Born 30 April 1954 · Q230448
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2026· 4 entries
The Guardian: Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill: ‘He was radiating peace, beaming love’
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Public attention spiked: 2,571 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 545, with 1 article edits. Coverage that week: “Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill: ‘He was radiating peace, beaming love’” (The Guardian).
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Campion served on the jury of Taormina Film Fest
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2024· 1 entry
Deadline.com: Jane Campion To Receive Locarno’s Honorary Pardo d’Onore Manor Award
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2022· 12 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for The Power of the Dog (2022).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Direction for The Power of the Dog (2022).
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The Guardian: Jane Campion wins best director Oscar for The Power of the Dog
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People: History-Maker Jane Campion Wins Best Director Oscar 27 Years After First Nod: 'This Is a Real Comeback'
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Yahoo: Jane Campion wins directing Oscar for 'Power of the Dog'
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Yahoo: The power of the director: Why Jane Campion's Oscar win was overdue
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The Guardian: Red carpets and banana skins: Jane Campion and the Oscars hopefuls who jeopardised their chances
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The Guardian: Jane Campion apologizes to Williams sisters for ‘thoughtless comment’
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AV Club: Jane Campion apologizes for her comments about Venus and Serena Williams at Critics Choice Awards
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E!: Jane Campion Apologizes Over Comments Made to Venus and Serena Williams at Critics' Choice Awards
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The Guardian: Jane Campion calls actor Sam Elliott ‘sexist’ for criticizing Power of the Dog
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People: Director Jane Campion Reflects on Losing Her Baby Son 10 Months Before Winning an Oscar for 'The Piano'
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2021· 3 entries
Awarded Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director for The Power of the Dog (2021).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director for The Power of the Dog (2021).
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Having premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where Campion was awarded the Silver Lion for Best Direction
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2019· 1 entry
Campion's first film in a decade was announced, an adaptation of Thomas Savage's novel The Power of the Dog
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2015· 2 entries
Awarded Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2015).
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Campion confirmed that she would co-direct and co-write a second season of Top of the Lake with the story moved to Sydney and Harbour City, Hong Kong, and with Elisabeth Moss reprising her role as Robin Griffin
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2014· 1 entry
It was announced that Campion was nearing a deal to direct an adaptation of Rachel Kushner's novel The Flamethrowers
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Carrosse d'or (2013).
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2006· 1 entry
Produced Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington (1999).
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Piano (1994).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for The Piano (1994).
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1993· 1 entry
Awarded Palme d'Or for The Piano (1993).
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1992· 1 entry
Campion married Colin David Englert, an Australian who worked as a second unit director on The Piano
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1990· 1 entry
Earned Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize for An Angel at My Table (1990).
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1981· 1 entry
Began studying at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, where she made several more short films and graduated in 1984
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1976· 1 entry
Enrolled in the Chelsea Art School in London and travelled throughout Europe
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-04-30.
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