2Natalie Portman “all-male nominees”
Source: www.nytimes.com
As far as the Best Director category is concerned, Natalie Portman and Ron Howard were the ones to call out the award winner. They did this alternately, each saying an utterance, Howard saying: “We are honored to be here to present the award for best director” and Portman adding: “And here are the all-male nominees.”
