The Lost Daughter

The fact that Maggie Gyllenhaal would be one of the key players of the 2022 awards season became obvious after the world premiere of The Lost Daughter at the 78th Venice Film Festival, where Gyllenhaal won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay for the psychological drama which she both wrote and directed. Her feature directorial debut also brought Gyllenhaal, who is already a Golden Globe-winning actress, her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Director, along with numerous other accolades for Best Directing and Best Adapted Screenplay.

When Elena Ferrante gave Maggie Gyllenhaal the rights to adapt her 2006 novel The Lost Daughter, she had one stipulation in the contract. If the Golden Globe-winning actress didn’t direct, then the agreement would be null and void.