The Power of the Dog filmmaker Jane Campion has been criticised for a remark about Venus and Serena Williams during her speech at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards.
The Independent has contacted a representative of Jane Campion for comment.
While the remark appeared to be warmly received in the room, many viewers have called out Campion on social media.
The director won the prize ahead of fellow nominees Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Branagh, Paul Thomas Anderson, Denis Villeneuve, and Guillermo del Toro.