Agatha Awards
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Edition 33 (2020) Winner
Christina Lane
クリスティーナ・レイン
Kurisutīna Rēn
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Lexington, Virginia
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lexington, Virginia → Silver Spring, Maryland
Career
- Occupations
- author, film scholar, Professor of Film Studies
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- Department of Cinematic Arts, University of Miami, University Film and Video Association
- Memberships
- University Film and Video Association
- Influenced By
- Laura Mulvey, Judith Mayne
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holyoke College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| The Ohio State University | — | Women's Studies | MA | — | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | Radio-TV-Film Department | PhD | — | United States |
Mount Holyoke College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
The Ohio State University
Women's Studies
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
University of Texas at Austin
Radio-TV-Film Department
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
Doctorate in critical and cultural theory
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Edgar Award | Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock | Best Critical/Biographical Work | Mystery Writers of America | won |
| 2020 | Agatha Award | Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock | Best Nonfiction | Malice Domestic | won |
Edgar Award
2021
Work:
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
Category:
Best Critical/Biographical Work
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
won
Agatha Award
2020
Work:
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
Category:
Best Nonfiction
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break
2000 Film criticismExamines the work of women directors like Kathryn Bigelow, Martha Coolidge, and Darnell Martin who transitioned from independent to commercial cinema.
feminismHollywoodwomen directors
Magnolia
2010 Film analysisFirst book-length analysis of Paul Thomas Anderson's film Magnolia.
contemporary cinemacultural theory
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock
2020 Biography/Film historyChronicles the life and career of Joan Harrison, Hitchcock's assistant turned film producer.
women's contributionsHitchcockHollywood history
Bibliography
- Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break (2000)
- Magnolia (2010)
- Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- interdisciplinary researchfeminist textual analysisindustry studies
- Recurring Motifs
- women's representation in Hollywoodtheory gapfemale collaborators
Legacy
Known for research on women's representation in Hollywood cinema, particularly Hitchcock's female collaborators; her book Phantom Lady won major awards.
Trivia
- Was babysat by photographer Sally Mann in early life.
- Her father was dean of students at Washington and Lee University.