Jane Campion Did Not Mince Words Calling Out Sam Elliot’s Comments About ‘The Power of the Dog'

By Petr Navovy | Social Media | March 13, 2022 |

By Petr Navovy | Social Media | March 13, 2022 |

While Jane Campion’s win at the Directors Guild of America Awards this weekend for her psychological neo-Western The Power of the Dog was a solid achievement worth celebrating, clearly the far more notable moment of the awards show came when Campion took a moment to do what the stars of her film had thus far avoided doing: Confront Sam Elliott’s … how to put this? … Clumsily phrased yet unmistakably close-minded and bigoted comments about The Power of the Dog head-on:

Jane Campion responds to Sam Elliott's #ThePowerOfTheDog comments: "I'm sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H. He's not a cowboy; he's an actor. The West is a mythic space and there's a lot of room on the range. I think it's a little bit sexist." https://t.co/I32wQ8lCiF pic.twitter.com/Tftq4AoXCy

— Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2022

Naturally, Twitter ate that up:

Jane Campion responds to Sam Elliott’s criticism of #ThePowerOfTheDog

“I think it’s unfortunate & sad for him because he’s really hit the trifecta of misogyny & xenophobia & homophobia. I think he was being a little bit of a b-*-t-c-h. Plus he’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor.” pic.twitter.com/xR11EoSMaw

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 13, 2022

The pause and head-tilt after "He's an actor" could freeze rivers. https://t.co/YEQsDkGEHn

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) March 13, 2022

We come to this place for magic. We come to AMC theatres to love, to cry, to see Jane Campion call Sam Elliot a b-i-t-c-h. Because we need that, all of us.

— Chris Feil (@chrisvfeil) March 13, 2022

Jane Campion calling Sam Elliot a bitch has given me nine lives pic.twitter.com/kbJZtTvCjn

— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) March 13, 2022

JANE CAMPION.

I swear, the woman could have gone the way of diplomacy. Instead she went open-hand slap to the face (with every right to do so). https://t.co/4lGGOP8AJB

— Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) March 13, 2022

NEW ZEALAND’S OWN JANE CAMPION CALLED SAM ELLIOTT A LITTLE BITCH WITH HER WHOLE FUCKING CHEST THEN DOUBLED DOWN 🐐🐐🐐 https://t.co/GRWEevQvrz

— Maria Lewis (@moviemazz) March 13, 2022

“he’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor,” if Jane Campion said this about me I’d have no option but to depart this earth https://t.co/kHby3rYizP

— siân (sharn) (@sharnacious) March 13, 2022

Remember that Jane Campion won the night before winning the night. https://t.co/klRGvqaPnP

— Jenelle Riley (@jenelleriley) March 13, 2022

Jane Campion came with that Mortal Kombat energy and FINISHED HIM! https://t.co/j2jJi0dcnT pic.twitter.com/HzXyCuVZ82

— Kelechi Ehenulo 🍿 (@kehenulo) March 13, 2022

Queen Jane Campion! https://t.co/e6fpRYS4e7

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) March 13, 2022

Fuck it just give Jane Campion the Oscar right now. https://t.co/ybEiFDwTZJ

— The Popcorn Diet (@ThePopcornDiet) March 13, 2022

Jane Campion calling Sam Elliott a bitch. Wonders never cease. https://t.co/gFTnCiAeBm

— Lance St. Laurent (@LanceStLaurent) March 13, 2022

Between this from Campion and Kodi Smit-McPhee’s “Good luck to him,” we’ve been given two masterclasses last week on how to deliver a polite, classy “fuck you” without breaking a sweat.

— Tomris Laffly (@TomiLaffly) March 13, 2022

"I support Men's rights… men's right to Shut The Fuck Up!" - Jane Campion https://t.co/84ykKrtkA5

— Wesley Boutilier (@WesleyBout) March 13, 2022

A shame that Jane Campion won't be able to accept her Oscar in person, as she will be in prison for murder.

— Joe Reid (@joereid) March 13, 2022

Jane Campion absolutely housing Sam Elliott on her way in to pick up a DGA award… iconic shit

— Jason Bailey (@jasondashbailey) March 13, 2022

Oh holy shit. Campion used to be my favorite living filmmaker but she's making a play now to be one of my favorite people, too. https://t.co/t0OV1nsCF5

— Walter Chaw 周瑜 (@mangiotto) March 13, 2022