Entertainment

Women's Firsts in Entertainment

From the first Oscar winner in 1929 to the first woman to direct a Best Picture winner, these women redefined the arts.

3 firsts documented

entertainment 1896 Who Was the First Woman to Direct a Film? Alice Guy-Blaché Directed her first film in 1896 and made over 1,000 films across 25 years, yet film history nearly erased her entirely. entertainment 1929 Who Was the First Woman to Win an Oscar? Janet Gaynor Won Best Actress at the first Academy Awards ceremony for three films, at a ceremony that lasted just 15 minutes. entertainment 2010 Who Was the First Woman to Win Best Director? Kathryn Bigelow Won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Hurt Locker in 2010, 82 years after the category was established.