The Golden Globes' biggest snub was women. Again.

2019 was a banner year for female directors — until the Golden Globes

Marielle Heller and Greta Gerwig.

It has been almost two years since Natalie Portman leaned into the microphone at the 75th Golden Globes to announce the "all-male nominees" for Best Director. While the line got laughs and applause from the audience at the time, it seems that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association missed that her remark wasn't just a joke.

On Monday, the Golden Globes failed to nominate a single woman in the best directing category for the fourth year in a row — an omission made all the more egregious by the fact that 2019 was a banner year for women-helmed blockbusters.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.