Let’s hear it for girls.
The women were in the headlines at the 2021 Oscars on Sunday as they recorded a historic 17 wins last night in the male-predominant categories, particularly for Best Director and Producer.
By comparison, last night saw 30 male winners, meaning that women carried 36% of the statues for graves in 23 categories, According to rap.
All told, 70 women were nominated this year, the highest ever. According to Rap’s calculation, 76 of the 235 individuals named this year were women, about a slice of 23%.
This is another proof of the positive trend of last year’s lineup for women in Hollywood, of which 13 were awarded out of a total of 39 winners. The margin for 2019 was slim with just 15 women winners out of 54 individuals in all.
Here is the complete list of 2021 Oscar-winning women:
- Mollie Asher, Chloe Zhao and Francis MacDormand, Best Picture for “Nomadland”
- Chloe Zhao, Best Director for “Nomadland”
- Frances McDormand, Best Actress in a Leading Role for “Nomadland”
- HER and Tiara Thomas, best music for “Judas and the Black Messiah” (original song)
- Emerald Fennell, Best Original Screenplay for “Promising Young Woman”
- Mia Neil and Jamika Wilson, “Ma Rainey Black Black” for Best Makeup and Hairstyle
- Dana Murray, Best Animated Feature for “Soul”
- Ann Roth, Best Dress Design for “Ma Rainey Black Black”
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role for “Minery”
- Pippa Ehrlich, “Best Documentary for my Octopus Teacher”
- Alice Doyard, Best Documentary Short for “Colette”
- Michele Couttolenc, Best Sound Design for “Metal Sound”
- Jan Pascal, Best Production Design for “Munk”
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