This is a list of female directors who have directed features that are big budget studios films, or have been recognized by Hollywood in some manner.
        
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Kathryn Bigelow ( Auteurs )
Martha Coolidge ( Auteurs )
Sofia Coppola ( Auteurs )
Ava Duvernay ( Auteurs )
Nora Ephron ( Auteurs )
Catherine Hardwicke ( Auteurs )
Mary Harron ( Auteurs )
Amy Heckerling ( Auteurs )
Callie Khouri ( Auteurs )
Mimi Leder  ( Auteurs )
Penny Marshall ( Auteurs )
Nancy Meyers ( Auteurs )
Mira Nair ( Auteurs )
Kimberly Peirce  ( Auteurs )
Sally Potter ( Auteurs )
Penelope Spheeris ( Auteurs )
Sam Taylor-Wood now Sam Taylor-Johnson ( Auteurs )
Betty Thomas  ( Auteurs ) 
Cathy Yan

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This is a list of female directors who have directed features that are big budget studios films, or have been recognized by Hollywood in some manner.
Unranked. 
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Kathryn Bigelow ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/16203">Auteurs</a> ) 
Martha Coolidge ( <a href="http://mubi.com/cast_members/30766">Auteurs</a> ) 
Sofia Coppola ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/2728">Auteurs</a> ) 
Ava Duvernay ( <a href="https://mubi.com/cast/ava-duvernay">Auteurs</a> ) 
Nora Ephron ( <a href="http://mubi.com/cast_members/16801">Auteurs</a> ) 
Catherine Hardwicke ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/36238">Auteurs</a> ) 
Mary Harron ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/16219">Auteurs</a> ) 
Amy Heckerling ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/27432">Auteurs</a> ) 
Callie Khouri ( <a href="http://mubi.com/cast_members/48049">Auteurs</a> ) 
Mimi Leder ( <a href="http://mubi.com/cast_members/31178">Auteurs</a> ) 
Penny Marshall ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/35574">Auteurs</a> ) 
Nancy Meyers ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/29050">Auteurs</a> ) 
Mira Nair ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/19222">Auteurs</a> ) 
Kimberly Peirce ( <a href="http://mubi.com/cast_members/27020">Auteurs</a> ) 
Sally Potter ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/20675">Auteurs</a> ) 
Penelope Spheeris ( <a href="http://www.theauteurs.com/cast_members/25289">Auteurs</a> ) 
Sam Taylor-Wood now Sam Taylor-Johnson ( <a href="https://mubi.com/cast/sam-taylor-johnson">Auteurs</a> ) 
Betty Thomas ( <a href="http://mubi.com/cast_members/24352">Auteurs</a> ) 
Cathy Yan
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Female Directors in Hollywood

Female Directors in Hollywood