Natalie Portman wore a cape on the Oscars red carpet featuring the names of women who were overlooked this year in the directing category
Natalie Portman and her red carpet attire aren't going to let anyone forget about the lack of female directors nominated for Oscars this year. Portman, on hand to present, sported a cape on the red carpet featuring the names of women who were overlooked this year in the directing category, including Greta Gerwig , Lorene Scafaria and Lulu Wang . A close up shot of Natalie Portman's cape, embroidered with the names of female film directors who were not nominated for Oscars.
This year's nominees in the directing category include Martin Scorsese , Todd Phillips , Sam Mendes , Quentin Tarantino and Bong Joon Ho . This is not the first time Portman has called to attention the lack of female representation in the category. On the Oscars stage two years ago, Portman introduced the category saying,"...and here are the all-male nominees."Read MoreIssa Rae also made a shade-filled comment when announcing the nominees in the category.
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