Greta Gerwig has described her Oscar nominations as an “unbelievable honour” as she became only the fifth woman in history to score a best director nod. #TimeToFly @TheAcademy pic.twitter.com/JT8H1Ru2Vq— Lady Bird (@LadyBirdMovie) January 23, 2018She said: “This is an unbelievable honour and I am beside myself with joy and gratitude. “The entire team who made Lady Bird poured their heart and soul into it, and I am so deeply grateful to the Academy for their recognition. ”Director Jordan Peele said he did an “ugly cry” after his film Get Out received four Oscar nominations. Peele, who has become the fifth black filmmaker to ever receive a best director nomination, took to Twitter shortly after the nominations were announced to share a gif of the film’s lead actor Daniel Kaluuya crying.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2018 18:00 UTC