WMC Investigation 2022: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations
Female representation dropped overall this year in the nominations in 18 non-acting categories for the 94th Academy Awards. Of the 205 people receiving nominations this year, 55 (27%) are women, compared to 150 (73%) men. This is the lowest rate of female behind-the-scenes representation at the Oscars in three years and a reversal of the modest gains seen over the previous two consecutive years; the overall percentage of Oscar-nominated women in these categories was higher in 2021 (65 women, or 32% of all nominees) and 2020 (56 women, or 30% of all nominees).
This is especially disappointing considering the industry-wide effort to make changes since the #MeToo/Time's Up movements gained prominence in 2017-2018. At 27% overall, there is a lower percentage of women in this year's class of Oscar nominees than there is in the membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which was reported to be at 32% in 2020.
WMC Investigation 2022: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations (Infographic)
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