"Lady Bird" writer and director Greta Gerwig achieved on Tuesday what only four women before her have: an Academy Award nomination for directing.
Gerwig is only the fifth woman to ever be nominated in the directing category, joining the short list that includes Lina Wertmuller for 1975's "Seven Beauties," Jane Campion for 1993's "The Piano," Sofia Coppola for 2003's "Lost in Translation" and Kathryn Bigelow for 2008's "The Hurt Locker."
Bigelow is the only one who went on to win the Oscar.
Gerwig was snubbed in the category at the Golden Globes earlier this year, but was later nominated for achievement in a feature film when the DGA Awards were announced a few days later.
The other directing nominees announced Tuesday morning were Christopher Nolan for "Dunkirk," Jordan Peele for "Get Out," Paul Thomas Anderson for "Phantom Thread" and Guillermo del Toro for "The Shape of Water."
