Natalie Portman wore a cape that was embroidered with the names of the female directors snubbed at the Oscars

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• Hollywood icon Natalie Portman wore a custom Dior gown and cape to the 2020 Oscars.
• Her cape had the last names of eight women directors embroidered on one side. 
• Portman's cape listed Lorene Scafaria, Lulu Wang, Greta Gerwig, Mati Diop, Marielle Heller, Melina Matsoukas, Alma Har'el, and Céline Sciamma.
• None of those women were nominated for the best director award this year. Only men were nominated.
• In the nearly hundred-year history of the Oscars, only five women have been nominated for best director and just one has won.
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Hollywood star Natalie Portman wore a custom Dior gown and cape on the red carpet for the 92nd Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Sunday night. Embroidered down one side of her cape was the last names of eight women who directed movies in 2019 — none of whom were nominated at this year's awards.

Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman shared a video of Portman explaining the homage on the red carpet.

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