Female film director share by studio

Sony Pictures had the second highest percentage of female directors from the years 2015 to 2019, with a total of 15 percent during that period. A slate analysis looked at the share of movies released in the U.S. with female directors, here presented by distributor. The study found the greatest increase in female representation came from STX Entertainment, from zero percent in 2015 to 25 percent in 2019. STX Entertainment had the highest mean total over five years with 17 percent of female directors. The movie studio offering the least amount of representation was by far Paramount, with female directors making up zero percent of total directors in every year from 2015 to 2019.

Share of female directors of top-grossing films from 2015 to 2019, by distributor

Characteristic	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
STX ENT.	0%	14%	22%	11%	25%	17%
Lionsgate	4%	4%	0%	6%	6%	4%
Warner Bros.	18%	5%	15%	0%	16%	11%
Walt Disney	9%	5%	0%	8%	17%	8%
Universal	12%	9%	13%	11%	26%	14%
Sony Pictures	11%	18%	17%	11%	17%	15%
Paramount	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
20th Century Fox	0%	8%	8%	13%	6%	7%

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2019

Number of respondents

755 respondents

Supplementary notes

The analysis only included U.S. theatrical releases, fictional films, new releases, and those movies presented either in English or with the U.S. listed as the country of origin (whole or part). Over five years, a full 688 movies met the criteria with 755 directors attached.

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