WMC Investigation: 17-Year Analysis of Gender & Non-Acting Academy Award Nominations — Full Report

Men have received 78% of non-acting Oscar nominations over the past 17 years and women 22%, according to an analysis by the Women’s Media Center.

The report, “WMC Investigation: 17-Year Analysis of Gender & Non-Acting Academy Award Nominations,” concludes that there have been modest improvements in female representation from 2007 to 2023 but also that progress has been slow and uneven.

In 2007, 19% (30) of nominees in behind-the-scenes roles were women, and 81% (126) were men. In 2023, 27% (57) of nominees in the 18 non-acting categories (which include writing, directing, producing, and editing) were women, and 73% (157) were men — an increase for women of 7 percentage points.

People of color ­— who are 43% of the U.S. population ­— represent only 16% of nominations for the directing and writing categories for the entire time span. Women of color were just 2% of nominees in these categories. White women were 11% of the nominations; white men were 73%.

WMC Investigation: 17-Year Analysis of Gender & Non-Acting Academy Award Nominations - Infographics

Men Receive Nearly 80% of Non-Acting Oscar Nominations Over Last 17 Years with Slow, Uneven Progress for Women - Women of Color Were Just 2% of Writing, Directing Nominees

17-Year Analysis of Gender & Non-Acting Academy Award Nominations -- Interactive Data