Who is the only American female to be nominated for Best Director?

Answer 1

Sofia Coppola
Italian director Lina Wertmuller was nominated for Seven Beauties (1976, Italy) and New Zealander Jane Campion for The Piano (1993). But the only American female to be nominated for Best Director is Sofia Coppola, for Lost in Translation (2003). Coppola was only the third woman in history to be nominated for Best Director.