In 2024, women accounted for 32 percent of the nominees for the main non-acting categories at the Academy Awards, up from 27 percent a year earlier. Only one woman was nominated for an Oscar in the Directing (Best Director) category in 2024. The source analyzed the following non-acting categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Writing (Original Screenplay), Writing (Adapted Screenplay), Film Editing, Cinematography, Documentary (Feature), and Documentary (Short Subject).
Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States from 2018 to 2024, by gender
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Women's Media Center. (February 28, 2024). Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States from 2018 to 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641377/oscar-nominees-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center. "Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States from 2018 to 2024, by gender." Chart. February 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641377/oscar-nominees-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center. (2024). Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States from 2018 to 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641377/oscar-nominees-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center. "Distribution of Non-acting Academy Award Nominees in The United States from 2018 to 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641377/oscar-nominees-gender-distribution/
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Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States from 2018 to 2024, by gender [Graph], Women's Media Center, February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641377/oscar-nominees-gender-distribution/