In 2022, women accounted for 27 percent of the nominees for the main non-acting categories at the Academy Awards, down from 32 percent a year earlier. Not a single woman was nominated for an Oscar in the Writing (Original Screenplay) category in 2022. 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 2022, by gender
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Women's Media Center. (April 15, 2021). Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, 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 2022, by gender." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641377/oscar-nominees-gender-distribution/
Women's Media Center. (2021). Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. 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 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, 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 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641377/oscar-nominees-gender-distribution/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
