tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post4371767975323517890..comments2023-09-02T07:11:07.958-04:00Comments on From the Front Row: 2009: The Year of the WomanMattie Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031967293313685427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-54844272521136254082009-10-22T11:57:53.099-04:002009-10-22T11:57:53.099-04:00I haven't really been up on the Oscar buzz at ...I haven't really been up on the Oscar buzz at this early stage yet (I didn't even know An Education was directed by a woman), but I can see where you're coming from. Kind of like how that Denzel/Halle year was supposed to be some huge breakthrough for African-American actors. Yeah, where are they now?<br /><br />It's a tough balance, to be sure, because I've always categorized the Best Director race, tongue-in-cheek, as the Best White Male Director race. I guess I'd like to read the excitement about female directors this year as excitement for a break from the norm as much as anything else. But maybe it's not, and you're on to something.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.com