'' Sweetie '' ( 1989 ) was her feature debut , and won international awards . Further recognition followed with '' An Angel at My Table '' ( 1990 ) , a biographical and psychological portrayal of the New Zealand writer Janet Frame . International recognition followed with another Palme d'Or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival for '' The Piano '' , which won the best director award from the Australian Film Institute and an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1994 . At the 66th Academy Awards , she was the second woman ever to be nominated for Best Director
66th Academy Awards
66th Academy Awards
Jane Campion