Tag: Lady Bird
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DGA Announces Best Director Nominees: Greta Gerwig is Only Female Nominee
At the Golden Globes last Sunday, while announcing the best director category alongside Ron Howard, Natalie Portman’s pointed dig about the “all five-male” nominees stirred up a firestorm on social media and was one of the highlights of the show. Today the Directors Guild of America announced their five nominees for the DGA Award for…
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New York Film Critics Select Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ as Best Film
Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut “Lady Bird” was the Best Film of the year according to the New York Film Critics Circle who voted today for their 2017 awards winners. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Tao Downtown. Best acting honors went to Saoirse Ronan for…
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NYFF: Greta Gerwig On ‘Lady Bird’ and Stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf
Greta Gerwig is making her directing debut with “Lady Bird,” a sweetly funny coming-of-age film starring “Brooklyn” star Saoirse Ronan. She plays an angst-riddled 17 year-old in 2002 Sacramento, who dreams of escape to an East Coast college. Born Christine, this precocious and cynical teen insists on calling herself Lady Bird, to the annoyance of her mother…