Greta Gerwig's Success and Achievements in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: March 29, 2025

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Greta Gerwig.

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, screenwriter, and film director. She began her career in mumblecore films, then transitioned into writing and starring in independent films. She has since become a director of major studio films. Gerwig was recognized as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2018.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2011: Athena Film Festival Award

In 2011, Greta Gerwig received an award from the Athena Film Festival, recognizing her artistry as a prominent screen actress of her generation.

2012: Frances Ha and To Rome with Love

In 2012, Greta Gerwig starred in Frances Ha and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for it, she also acted in Woody Allen's To Rome with Love.

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2017: Lady Bird

In 2017, Greta Gerwig wrote and directed coming-of-age films Lady Bird. For Lady Bird, she received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

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2018: Inclusion in Time 100

In 2018, Greta Gerwig was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

2018: Academy Award Nomination for Lady Bird

In 2018, Greta Gerwig was nominated for Best Director at the 90th Academy Awards for 'Lady Bird', marking her as the first woman in eight years, and one of only five women in Oscar history, to receive a nomination in that category. The film 'Lady Bird' was nominated for sixteen awards, winning six of them.

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2019: Little Women

In 2019, Greta Gerwig wrote and directed coming-of-age films Little Women, and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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2023: Barbie

In 2023, Greta Gerwig directed the fantasy-comedy Barbie, which she co-wrote with Baumbach, became the only film from a solo female director to gross over $1 billion worldwide, and earned her a second Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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2024: President of Cannes Film Festival Jury

In 2024, Greta Gerwig presided over the feature film jury for the Official Competition of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first American female director to take on the role of Jury President at Cannes Film Festival.