[2022 Academy] Jane Campion Wins Best Director for 'The Power of the Dog'

Simultaneously Dissecting Masculinity and Reexamining American Psyche

Jane Campion, director of the film The Power of the Dog, won the Best Director award at the 94th Academy Awards held on the 27th (local time) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA. She achieved this feat by surpassing directors Kenneth Branagh of Belfast, Ryusuke Hamaguchi of Drive My Car, Paul Thomas Anderson of Licorice Pizza, and Steven Spielberg of West Side Story. She became the third female director to receive this honor. Previously, female directors who won Oscars were Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2008 and Chlo? Zhao for Nomadland last year.

The Power of the Dog, directed by Campion, is a psychological thriller set on a ranch in Montana, USA, during the 1920s. Within a story that might suggest an expectation of love, it unfolds a thorough revenge drama. There is no emphasis on victim narratives or space for character empathy. It evokes decline as a downfall caused by systems and civilization, dissecting masculinity while broadening the horizon of understanding the American spirit.

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