When the moment came for the Oscar show's producers to step up and say that someone who commits violence on live television doesn't get their moment in the winners' circle, the producers blinked.

Nominated for helming The Power of the Dog, Campion joins Chloé Zhao and Kathryn Bigelow as the only women to win in the category. She had previously been nominated for The Piano.

For the second time in history, Chile is a contender for a short film animation Oscar. This nomination is the latest milestone in what has been a gripping time for the country's animation industry.