Three-quarters of the movies that won an Academy Award in 2020 had a male lead actor. In 2013, the share stood at 50 percent. Nearly 68
Distribution of Academy Award-winning movies in the United States from 2011 to 2020, by lead actor gender
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University of California (Social Sciences). (March 24, 2022). Distribution of Academy Award-winning movies in the United States from 2011 to 2020, by lead actor gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/692532/oscar-winning-films-actor-gender/
University of California (Social Sciences). "Distribution of Academy Award-winning movies in the United States from 2011 to 2020, by lead actor gender." Chart. March 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692532/oscar-winning-films-actor-gender/
University of California (Social Sciences). (2022). Distribution of Academy Award-winning movies in the United States from 2011 to 2020, by lead actor gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692532/oscar-winning-films-actor-gender/
University of California (Social Sciences). "Distribution of Academy Award-winning Movies in The United States from 2011 to 2020, by Lead Actor Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/692532/oscar-winning-films-actor-gender/
University of California (Social Sciences), Distribution of Academy Award-winning movies in the United States from 2011 to 2020, by lead actor gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/692532/oscar-winning-films-actor-gender/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Distribution of Academy Award-winning movies in the United States from 2011 to 2020, by lead actor gender [Graph], University of California (Social Sciences), March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/692532/oscar-winning-films-actor-gender/