Questions and Answers about
The Power of the Dog
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in FilmsWho is the first woman to win both directing and writing Academy Awards?
Answer: On March 27, 2022, Jane Campion became the first woman to win both directing and writing Academy Awards. She won the Oscar for best original screenplay for 1993’s “The Piano” and best director for the Netflix 2021 Western “The Power of the Dog.”
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in FilmsWhich movie leads the 2022 Oscar nominations?
Answer: Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards with 12, including best picture, best director, and recognition for its top actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film’s director, Jane Campion, became the first woman to be nominated twice for best director. She earned her…
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in TVBefore “The Power of the Dog,” where else did Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst play a romantic couple?
Answer: Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons played the married couple in trouble in Fargo’s 2015 second season. By 2017, they were engaged in real life. The two now star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in Jane Campion’s 2022 Netflix movie “The Power of the Dog.” The film has earned Dunst Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and SAG awards nominations.