"Women have Oscars taking notice: Nominations show signs of Hollywood's tide turning," per USA Today's Maria Puente: "The big name and big news was Greta Gerwig, who was nominated for original screenplay and director for Lady Bird."
"And a first-ever: Rachel Morrison became the first woman nominated for cinematography for her painterly photography in Mudbound, the Netflix tale that focuses on the post-World War II era in the Deep South."