WMC Investigation 2020: Gender and non-acting Oscar nominations - full report

The number of nominations for women increased in the 92nd Academy Awards, but not by much, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis of the 19 non-acting categories. The overall percentage of female nominees in those categories rose by just 5 percentage points, from 25 percent last year to 30 percent this year, compared to 70 percent for male nominees.

Of the 186 total nominees, 56 are women, 130 are men.

Gender parity in the movie industry got a boost in 2019. Women wrote and directed more profitable and critically acclaimed films than ever before, and more women had significant roles behind the camera as well. Yet that shift was not reflected in the Oscar nominations.

Oscar winners will be announced during the telecast on Sunday, February 9, on ABC.

WMC Investigation 2020: Gender and non-acting Oscar nominations - Infographic

Press release: Little progress for women in non-acting Oscar nominations - 70 percent of non-acting nominations to men