Broadcaster Bob Harris says Janice Long ''pushed the door open'' for others to follow.
The director's works included Dallas Buyers Club, Wild and the TV series Big Little Lies.
One of the participants said she had dreamed of being a ballet dancer since she was little.
Works by little-known artist Kenneth Steel go on display together for the first time.
It beat Chinese Korean War epic The Battle of Lake Changjin to be the highest grossing film of 2021.
What happened when this online choir of healthcare staff met for the first time since forming a year ago.
US-based Tigrayan artist Gabrielle Tesfaye uses her work to share her feelings over the civil war.
She was the first woman to have her own daily show on Radio 1 in a career that spanned five decades.
A Strictly Come Dancing special and Call the Midwife were also Christmas Day hits, figures show.
Kiki Deville helped 10 families to create an album celebrating the lives of the children they lost.