Jane Campion

'The last thing I would ever want to do is minimize remarkable women,' director Jane Campion said after her remark about the tennis legends backfired.

“Is Jane Campion aware what Venus & Serena had to deal with in the whitest of sports?” tweeted writer Noma Faingold. “What an insulting comparison. All women have to navigate through a landscape where they meet men in powerful positions.” “And before anyone tells me about Serena clapping, while I don’t know how she felt, for many Black people in White spaces they just go along because to not causes more issues for them not the White person. “Has she met women???” Earlier that night, the superstar athletes and executive producers of “King Richard” received a standing ovation while introducing their film about the Williams family — which was nominated in four categories. Period,” tweeted author Hannah Drake. “All [Campion] needed to do was graciously accept her award. Fatigue.” Serena and Venus, I apologize and completely celebrate you.” “Serena and Venus didn’t have to be mentioned. However, you do not play against the guys like I have to.” Just accept the damn award. I love Serena and Venus. Their accomplishments are titanic and inspiring.

After making a controversial comparison to the sisters in her Critics Choice best-director speech, the filmmaker said, “The last thing I would ever want to ...

“However, you don’t play against the guys, like I have to.” The apology came after a wild, wild weekend for the Power of the Dog filmmaker, who may become just the third woman ever to win the best-director Oscar a few weeks from now. Serena and Venus, I apologize and completely celebrate you.”

In an acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards, the “Power of the Dog” filmmaker wrongly suggested that the tennis greats didn't compete against men ...

However, you do not play against the guys — like I have to.” I’d also just like to give my love out to my fellow — the guys. You’re absolutely brilliant,” she said, referring to the winner of the #SeeHer Award.

Director Jane Campion won two awards back to back this weekend at the DGAs and Critics Choice Awards and went viral first for dissing Sam Elliott, ...

He’s an actor.” It was a hilarious moment; the clip was shared thousands of times; and the cherry on top was Campion winning the biggest award of the night. On Saturday’s Directors Guild Awards red carpet, Campion was asked to comment on Sam Elliott’s home of phobic response to her queer Western. She gave the quote of the night when she answered, “He was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H. He’s not a cowboy. To be a Twitter main character during awards season is to frolic in hell’s own lava. To be a Twitter main character is to play with fire. Update, Monday, March 14 at 2:10 p.m.: Faster than you could say “Kodi Smit-McPhee,” Jane Campion has issued an apology for insinuating she has it harder than Venus and Serena Williams in her Critics Choice Awards acceptance speech. I did not intend to devalue these two legendary Black women and world-class athletes,” Campion said in a statement shared by Variety. “The fact is the Williams sisters have, actually, squared off against men on the court (and off), and they have both raised the bar and opened doors for what is possible for women in this world.

Jane Campion is apologizing to Venus and Serena Williams for dissing them while giving a speech at the Critics Choice Awards.

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In a speech at the Critics Choice Awards, Jane Campion noted that Venus and Serena Williams 'Don't play against the guys, like I have to.'

During the interview, he called out the film for its “allusions of homosexuality” and questioned Campion’s knowledge of the genre. “Why the fuck did she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana? And say this is the way it was? “When you think about the number of amazing Westerns made in Spain by [director] Sergio Leone,” she explained. Campion did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but following the Critics Choice Awards broadcast, the filmmaker and Venus Williams were seen together at Netflix’s afterparty. You’re absolutely brilliant,” she continued, praising the evening’s SeeHer Award winner before turning her attention to “King Richard” subjects Venus and Serena Williams. It wasn’t so much Campion’s tone, which was light and joking like the rest of her speech, but the content of her words that felt disrespectful.

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When I made a move to find out who had the rights, that’s when I knew it had got me. I wish I had a little bit more of that in me." "I was really stunned," she said of the experience. That's right: The world has had at least two close calls when it comes to Jane Campion's art. In addition to her impressive track record directing films, Campion has also basically mastered the art of prestige television. The Best Director category at the Oscars is still overwhelming dominated by men (according to Indie Wire, only seven other women have ever been nominated in the category at all).

Picking up the Best Director prize at the Critics' Choice Awards, Jane Campion confused many by commenting on the Williams sisters not competing against ...

Campion's speech, and the sisters' live reaction to it, have became a talking point on Twitter with many calling the incident out as racism. She was applauded online for stating in an interview with Variety that "he's not a cowboy, he's an actor." Thousands of people commented on the speech online.

Director Jane Campion has responded to Sam Elliott's criticism of her Netflix film 'The Power Of The Dog', labelling him "sexist".

The director went on to note: “When you think about the number of amazing Westerns made in Spain by [director] Sergio Leone. I consider myself a creator. Responding to Elliott’s criticism, Campion told Variety: “I’m sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H. He’s not a cowboy; he’s an actor. Why the fuck did she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana? And say this is the way it was?

'Venus and Serena, you're such marvels. However, you don't play against the guys, like I have to,' Campion said during her acceptance speech.

A third mentioned, "Jane Campion saying sexism in industry is worse than societal racism while disrespecting Venus and Serena Williams (who nearly f**king died postpartum because of institutional and individual racism) is just so f**king wrong. A second wrote, "Nobody knows who Jane Campion is, yet everyone knows Venus and Serena are, they don't even have to be fans of their sport. A fourth tweeted, "Jane Campion (never heard of her till today) is so outrageous and peak white woman. One user tweeted, "The arrogance and ignorance of Jane Campion. Anyone who knows anything about Venus and Serena's careers wouldn't think to utter something this stupid and insulting." Idiotic lady," while a fourth said, "Jane Campion demonstrates that she's unfamiliar with Mixed Doubles tennis or the fact that Venus and Serena struggled against racism and sexism their whole careers. I guess she's so threatened by Venus and Serena b/c they're working in film now." Next time, Jane Campion, respect Venus And Serena Williams and don’t belittle their fight. One user asked, "Why did Jane Campion literally say this to two black women who endured two-fold sexism and racism?" Another wrote, "Jane Campion really got on stage and decided to tear two Black women down for no fucking reason whatsoever." She went on to take a dig at her fellow 'male' nominees, after which she added, "Venus and Serena, you're such marvels. While accepting the award for Best Director on Sunday, March 13, Campion chose to make a comment on tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams. The 67-year-old said, "Venus and Serena, what an honor to be in the room with you.

Campion was accepting the award for Best Director when she made a reference to the tennis legends, who were in attendance due to their involvement in King ...

And in addition to the racism of it all, Campion is suggesting that competing against men is more difficult/legitimate than competing against women. And shame on those in the audience that clapped and cheered at her comment.” Does she think they haven’t had to deal with sexism, misogyny and racism?”

"He's not a cowboy; he's an actor."

And the West is a mythic space and there’s a lot of room on the range.” I’m sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H,” she said. There’s all these allusions to homosexuality throughout the fucking movie.”

"I think he was being a little bit of a bitch. Plus he's not a cowboy, he's an actor," says Campion during DGA red carpet.

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Venus and Serena, you're such marvels. However, you don't play against the guys, like I have to,” said Jane Campion.

Wait, so in her book, it’s okay to be racist, as long as you reserve yourself the right to call out on other people’s ignorant remarks? This is one of the many reasons why we as women need to break our own biases if we want for be done with patriarchy. Like Serena Williams and Venus Williams had nothing to do with this. Is Jane Campion aware what Venus & Serena had to deal with in the whitest of sports? Yeah they only had to fight to make women’s tennis as relevant as it is today in the face of unspeakable racism and misogyny. During the 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony, Campion while accepting the award for Best Director called out the legendary tennis siblings from the podium.

Power of the Dog director Jane Campion faces criticism over 'ignorant' comment about Venus and Serena Williams at Critics' Choice Awards.

‘‘I think it’s a little bit sexist. At the awards ceremony, Venus and Serena spoke about how they believed that Will’s performance in King Richard was the ‘best tribute’ to their father. No. You have not,’ one person said. Several people pointed out how just a day previously, Jane had been celebrated for her response to actor Sam Elliott, after he described her film The Power of the Dog as a ‘piece of s**t’. Director Jane Campion has been heavily criticised online for a remark she made about Venus Williams and Serena Williams at the Critics’ Choice Awards, which has been slammed as ‘ignorant’ and an example of ‘peak white feminism’. While her quip about Venus and Serena prompted applause and cheering among the audience at the ceremony, it sparked huge backlash on Twitter, with people describing it as ‘weird’ and ‘messed up’.

Campion and Cumberbatch on set -- Netflix/Kirsty Griffin(NOTE LANGUAGE) Jane Campion spelled out what she thought of Western veteran Sam Elliott's criticism ...

“He’s not a cowboy; he’s an actor,” Campion went on. Elliott appears to be in the minority in his blunt disdain for The Power of the Dog, at least where critics are concerned. “I think he’s being a bit of a B-I-T-C-H,” she told Variety on the red carpet of the Directors Guild Awards in Los Angeles Saturday night.

While accepting the award for best director during the Critics' Choice Awards, Jane Campion's speech turned controversial when she commented on Venus and ...

During the interview, he called out the film for its “allusions of homosexuality” and questioned Campion’s knowledge of the genre. “When you think about the number of amazing Westerns made in Spain by [director] Sergio Leone,” she explained. Campion did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but following the Critics Choice Awards broadcast, the filmmaker and Venus Williams were seen together at Netflix’s afterparty. You’re absolutely brilliant,” she continued, praising the evening’s SeeHer Award winner before turning her attention to “King Richard” subjects Venus and Serena Williams. It wasn’t so much Campion’s tone, which was light and joking like the rest of her speech, but the content of her words that felt disrespectful. But most commenters simply questioned her decision to bring the Williams sisters and their tennis prowess into that conversation at all.

Campion continued her dismissal of Elliott: “He's not a cowboy; he's an actor.” Campion won the director honor again at the British Academy Film Awards on ...

The thinking, conveyed by rival studios and some voters, is that “The Power of the Dog” is a movie that people admire more than love. While Campion remains a near-lock to win the director Oscar, the prospects for the movie remain murky, though a win at the Producers Guild Awards this coming Saturday could help soothe the frayed nerves of the streamers’ executives and consultants. “You could see both the Sam Elliott diss and the Williams sisters misstep as two sides of the same coin,” said a writer who declined to be named due to membership in the motion picture academy. “The funny thing is, there might be just as many, if not more, academy members who are offended by what she said about Sam Elliott — or, at least, the way she said it — than the whole Venus and Serena thing,” said an Oscar-voting producer. “I made a thoughtless comment equating what I do in the film world with all that Serena Williams and Venus Williams have achieved,” Campion said, in a statement provided to The Times. “I did not intend to devalue these two legendary Black women and world class athletes. That night, Campion and “Dog” both prevailed at the Critics Choice Awards as well.

The award-winning director, in an acceptance speech, said Serena and Venus did not 'play against the guys like I have to'

Serena and Venus, I apologize and completely celebrate you.” Campion went on to thank her fellow best director nominees, all male, then said: “I’d also just like to give my love out to my fellow – the guys. I did not intend to devalue these two legendary Black women and world-class athletes.”

Jane Campion made a joke about tennis stars Venus Williams and Serena Williams not having to play against men like she has to in the male-dominated ...

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Jane Campion apologized Monday after saying fellow Critics Choice attendees Serena and Venus Williams "do not play against the guys like I have to" while ...

Cumberbatch and co-star Jesse Plemons have also commented on Elliott’s words — the latter saying that he “laughed when I heard” — but many were especially impressed by the delivery of Campion’s devastating response. “I’m sorry, he was being a little bit of a b----,” she said, spelling out the word. Finally, he asked, “Where’s the Western in this Western?” The audience broke out into cheers and applause while the camera cut to Venus Williams, a seemingly uncomfortable smile on her face. “I love Serena and Venus. Their accomplishments are titanic and inspiring. However, you do not play against the guys like I have to.”

"The Power of the Dog" filmmaker Jane Campion apologized Monday for comments she made the night before about tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams.

The last thing I would ever want to do is minimize remarkable women," she went on to say. Campion made headlines on Saturday for entirely different remarks. I did not intend to devalue these two legendary Black women and world class athletes," Campion said in the statement. I think it’s a little bit sexist.” She was previously nominated for the haunting drama “The Piano” in 1994, but the award that year went to Steven Spielberg for “Schindler’s List.” "Venus and Serena, you are such marvels.