WMC Investigation 2025: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations - Full Report
It should come as no surprise that women continue to be in the minority of nominees for annual Academy Awards. Women in the film industry continue to come up against a proverbial glass ceiling, each year comprising no more than 32% of the Oscar nominees in non-acting categories. In 2025, the percentage of women nominees dropped below 30%: Of the 216 Oscar nominees in non-acting categories, 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 68% men. (The Oscar category of Best International Feature Film does not name individual people as nominees and is therefore not included in this report.)
Recent research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film showed that last year, for the first time in recent history, the top-grossing films featured as many female lead characters as male. Unfortunately, this on-screen parity is still nowhere near to being reflected in behind-the-scenes roles.
The 97th annual Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 2. ABC will carry the U.S. telecast of the show. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes for the nominees and winners. According to the Academy, 9,905 of the Academy’s approximately 10,500 members have voting privileges.
WMC Investigation 2025: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations - Infographics
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