Julie Burton, President and CEO of the Women's Media Center, announced the release of the organization's 2026 report on gender and non-acting Emmy nominations, revealing that women have reached 35% of nominees in these categories, matching a previous record high. Men still dominate with 65% of the 2,635 nominees across 102 behind-the-scenes categories for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Women made modest gains among the producers, directors, writers and editors nominated for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards but continue to be substantially outnumbered by men in key behind-the-scenes television roles, according to a report released Thursday. The Women's Media Center found that among 2,635 nominees in 102 non- acting categories for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, 918, or 35%, are women, while 1,714, or 65%, are men and three are nonbinary.

Women made modest gains among the producers, directors, writers and editors nominated for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards but continue to be substantially outnumbered by men in key behind-the-scenes television roles, according to a report released Thursday. The Women’s Media Center found that among 2,635 nominees in 102 non-acting categories for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, 918, or 35%, are women, while 1,714, or 65%, are men and three are nonbinary.

The percentage of women nominated in non-acting categories for Primetime Emmy Awards ticked up slightly to 35% this year, matching a previous record high (men garnered 65%). But many categories remain resistant to change, with women persistently shut out in some roles, according to a report released today by the Women’s Media Center.

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Women took a step backwards in Oscar nominations this year. Men continued their overall dominance and also gained ground, according to the Women’s Media Center. Of this year’s 216 Oscar nominees in non-acting categories, only 59 (27%) are women, and the other 157 (73%) are men. This is a decrease from 2024, when women were 32% of non-acting Oscar nominees, compared to 64% men.