From the 2015 actress Jennifer Lawrence, the gender inequality was revealed, and by the end of 2017, metoo movement encouraged women who were sexually harassed to stop swallowing, and gender became a sensitive topic that had to be discussed in the entertainment industry.
This year's Oscar shortlist continued the phenomenon that most of the shortlisted films last year were dominated by female characters (such as "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" for the best actress, "Lady Bird", "The Shape of Water", "The Post" and other films, this year's 10 "Roma", the British palace drama "The Favourite", let the heroine in the Golden Globe after the "The wife", can see the actress's wonderful performance.
On the eve of the Oscars, READr compiled a list of 91 finalists and materials from 1929 to the present to see Oscar's Women's Index.
Hollywood is still men's: no more than 25% of Oscar female finalists over the years
Last year (2018) was the year when most women were nominated for Oscar if they removed specific gender awards (such as male and female protagonists and supporting actors).
However, in retrospect, the number of female finalists did not exceed one quarter of the total number of men, and men still accounted for the vast majority.
From the awards, the best visual effects, best photography, best original music, best director, best sound editing are the top five fewest award of females*.
In addition, this year's female role in the most fruitful movie is "The Favourite", a total of a female protagonist (Olivia Coleman), two supportingactress(Emma Stone, Rachel Wise) And the film has no male characters to be shortlisted.
In the past, there were a total of 8 films with the same finalist performance as "The Favourite" (female characters were shortlisted for more than two, and no male characters were shortlisted), including the "The Help" who are more familiar with the story of black female helpers. One of them is the "The Color Purple" directed by renowned director Steven Spielberg.
However, only two of the eight films won the award, the best actress Winner Joan Crawford in 1946, and the best supporting actress Ottavia Spencer in 2012.
The secret of the actress: How old is the Oscar for the shortest?
It is often said that age is a woman's secret. For the past 90 years, the youngest finalist was Kwawen Jani Warres of the 2013 "Beasts of the Southern Wild", only 10 years old; the most senior is the 2006 "Titanic". Stewart, the 88-year-old is the oldest finalist.
In terms of age distribution, the "golden period" of actresses is between 30 and 40 years old, and nearly 40% of actresses are shortlisted for Oscars during this period. However, the highest chance of winning is 70 to 80 years old, with a 21% chance of winning. This year, Glenn Croce, who is the heroine of "The Wife", falls into this age range.
Followed by 20 to 30 years old, and 60 to 70 years old, the chance of winning is 18%. This year, there is only one, and the 26-year-old Mexican actress Jelissa Aparício, who was the heroine of "Roma".
Note*Gender is judged by the IMDB person page description of the words referring to a specific gender. If there is no narrative, or there is no word for judgment in the narrative, it is classified as "no information".