In a study conducted by Women's Media Center, it was shown that although the US Film Academy held a number of reforms and invited many new participants in its ranks, including women and representatives of different ethnic groups, the number of women nominees to Oscar compared to 2016 not only It did not increase, but even decreased by 2%.
The fact that there is not a single woman director in the category "Best Director" in the list of candidates for the award in the category "Best Original Scenario" and "Best Adapted Scenario" from 10 applicants for Oscar 9 - Men. In general, 4 out of every 5 nominees on Oscar 2017 are men, and the authors of the study is, of course, does not suit.
Interestingly, the ratio of men and women in the list of nominees to Oscar 2017 reflects the general ratio of floors in the film industry: a study conducted in 2016 250 of the most cash films established that only 17% of the directors who worked on them, screenwriters, producers, operators, and so on - Women.
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