The Resume

(April 30, 1954- )
Resides in Sydney, Australia
Best known for writing and directing ‘The Piano (1993)’
Directed ‘Peel (1982),’ ‘Sweetie (1989),’ ‘An Angel at My Table (1990),’ ‘The Portrait of a Lady (1996),’ ‘Holy Smoke (1999)’ and ‘In the Cut (2003)’

Why she might be annoying:

Her follow-ups to ‘The Piano’ have all been flops.
Some feminists hate her for making movies about women who fall in love with men.
Some New Zealanders hate her for moving to Australia.
She directed the Meg Ryan vehicle ‘In the Cut,’ which one critic called: ‘a sleazy straight-to-video-style sex and violence crapfest.’

Why she might not be annoying:

Her baby son died when he was only twelve days old.
She has won many international prizes and awards.
‘The Piano’ was a critical and commercial success.
She won an Academy Award for her screenplay for the film.
Her films are known for their strong female characters.
She remains one of the most prominent female film directors.
Harvey Keitel calls her ‘a goddess.’
She got Meg Ryan to do a nude scene for ‘In the Cut.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 4th Annual Women in Hollywood Award [1997]
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• BAFTA - Best Director Winners (Ranked: 2021)
• Best Director Oscar Winners (Ranked: 2021)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 2014)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Presidents (Ranked: 2014)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4301954)
• Critic's Choice's Best Director (Ranked: 2021)
• Director's Guild Award (Ranked: 2021)
• Golden Globe: Best Director (Ranked: 2021)
• I Come from Oz
• I Outlived My Child
• Jane Campion Films
• Kiwis - I am a New Zealander
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands on My Hips
• Look at My Hair in Pig Tails/Braids
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1993)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Ranked: 2021)
• Nobody Told Me I'm Old
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14037)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 5]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 111 Votes: 53.15% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 95.83% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 155 Votes: 54.19% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 70 Votes: 58.57% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 165 Votes: 39.39% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 534 Votes: 54.12% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 90 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 207 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 59.57% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 68 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 141 Votes: 50.35% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 114 Votes: 61.40% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 159 Votes: 64.78% Annoying