The evening's engine was Melissa Silverstein whose site Women & Hollywood provides industry news. Truth is, Campion remains the only woman director to have won the Palm D'Or at Cannes; Campion is also one of three women directors to have been nominated for Best Director, for The Piano (1993). If nominators are paying attention, Bright Star should be among the ten-along with Kathryn Bigelow's Hurt Locker and Lone Scherfig's An Education–listed for Best Picture Oscars.
And by the way, note such crowd pleasers as Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia and Aviva Kempner's documentary Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg. Soon to join this group: The upcoming Nancy Myer's romantic comedy, It's Complicated–starring Meryl Streep (you can never say enough about Meryl Streep, wonderful too as Julia Child). Jodie Markell's beautifully rendered feature of a never before made Tennessee Williams screenplay, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, is sure to achieve Oscar glory for Ellen Burstyn in a Best Supporting Role.
In case you were wondering, Steinem, worried that she does not actually drive, is working on a “road” book. I chatted with Ann Curry about her travels to Darfur, her Today Show coverage shining NBC's ample light on still the most egregious human rights issue. Simply put, everyone I spoke to in this high-power group is on the move.
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