In 2021, approximately 32.3 percent of film writers in the United States were part of ethnic minorities, whereas the remaining 67.7 percent were white, according to the source. A decade earlier, the shares stood at 7.6 and 92.4 percent, respectively. Almost 70 percent of
Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity
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Statistics on Minorities and representation in TV and film
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of employees in the motion picture and video industries 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employees in the motion picture & video industries in the U.S. 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Distribution of employees in the broadcasting industry 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of employees in the U.S. broadcasting industry 2022, by ethnicity
Film
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Film writers' gender distribution in the U.S. 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of lead actors in movies in the U.S. 2011-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of speaking characters in film in the U.S. 2002-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Distribution of movie writers in the U.S. 2011-2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Distribution lead actors in films in the U.S. 2011-2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Distribution of male & female characters in top-grossing films 2021, by ethnicity
TV and video
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- Basic Statistic TV newsroom employees in the U.S. 2017-2021, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic People of color in TV news in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Characters on broadcast network programs that are people of color U.S. 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Female characters on broadcast network programs in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of female staff on broadcast network programs in the U.S. 2021, by role
- Premium Statistic Distribution of speaking characters on broadcast TV in the U.S. 1997-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters share on broadcast networks in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters share on cable networks in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Consumer perspectives
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- Basic Statistic Attitudes to controversial content available to stream in the U.S. 2020, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Support for access to controversial movies in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Role of the media in reinforcing stereotypes in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Likelihood of Black adults watching a movie on slavery in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Likelihood of watching a movie on current Black American experiences in the U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
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- Attitudes to treatment of minorities in new James Bond films U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
- Attitudes to treatment of minorities in old James Bond films U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
- Survey: presence of minorities in Hollywood movies in the U.S. 2016, by ethnicity
- Importance of actors being the same race as their characters U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
- National documentary film releases in Sweden 2006-2013, by gender of directors
- Minority lead movie production costs in the U.S. 2007-2018
- Budget of full-length movies in Sweden 2013-2017, by gender and job type
- New movies released in Italy 2014-2021
- Survey: presence of minorities in Hollywood movies in the U.S. 2016, by age
- U.S. motion picture and video production - market concentration 2012
- U.S. motion picture and video production - revenue distribution 2012
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in Florida 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in Georgia 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in Washington 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
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- Survey: presence of minorities in Hollywood movies in the U.S. 2016, by ethnicity
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- National documentary film releases in Sweden 2006-2013, by gender of directors
- Minority lead movie production costs in the U.S. 2007-2018
- Budget of full-length movies in Sweden 2013-2017, by gender and job type
- New movies released in Italy 2014-2021
- Survey: presence of minorities in Hollywood movies in the U.S. 2016, by age
- U.S. motion picture and video production - market concentration 2012
- U.S. motion picture and video production - revenue distribution 2012
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in Florida 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in Georgia 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in Washington 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “independent artists, writers and performers“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
University of California (Social Sciences). (March 24, 2022). Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696893/movie-writer-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences). "Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. March 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696893/movie-writer-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences). (2022). Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696893/movie-writer-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences). "Distribution of Movie Writers in The United States from 2011 to 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696893/movie-writer-ethnicity/
University of California (Social Sciences), Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696893/movie-writer-ethnicity/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], University of California (Social Sciences), March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696893/movie-writer-ethnicity/