Greta Gerwig
Awards & Honours
62
Awards Won
4
Honours
3
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Greta Gerwig has broken multiple barriers for women in film. She is the first solo female director to have a film gross over $1 billion worldwide with Barbie. She is one of only five women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. Her films have earned a total of 15 Oscar nominations. She has been recognized by Time as one of the 100 most influential people and by Forbes as one of the world's most powerful women. In 2024, she received the Crystal Award from Women in Film for her contributions to the industry.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Time 100 Most Influential People
Listed as one of the world's most influential people.
Barnard College Medal of Distinction
Awarded for professional achievements and contributions to society.
Crystal Award
Recognizes women who have helped expand the role of women in the entertainment industry.
Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women
Ranked #78 among the world's most powerful women.
Rankings & Lists
World's 100 Most Powerful Women
Best Directors of the 2010s
Greatest Directors of the 21st Century
Magazine Covers
Time
March 5, 2018
The Director Who's Changing Hollywood
Vogue
December 2019
Greta Gerwig on the Making of Little Women
Vanity Fair
June 2023
Barbie's Greta Gerwig: The Billion-Dollar Director
The Hollywood Reporter
November 2023
Barbie's Mastermind
Variety
December 2023
Director of the Year
Records & Feats
First solo female director to have a film gross over $1 billion worldwide
Barbie (2023) grossed $1.44 billion at the global box office.
Fifth woman ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated for Lady Bird (2017).
Highest-grossing film directed by a solo female director
Barbie holds the record with $1.44 billion.