Does the Academy Favor Male-Driven Stories for Its Top Prize?

This year, no actress is nominated for her performance in a best picture contender. It’s hardly a fluke, but rather follows a trend.

The 2021 Oscar ceremony was an anomaly across the board, from the somber tone to the intimate setting to the detrimental choice of naming best actor as the final award of the evening. But the strangest sight of all was witnessing a spate of women gather on the dais to accept the best picture trophy.

won best actress for Frances McDormand, best director for Chloé Zhao and best picture for them and three other producers. The last time best picture and best actress went to the same movie was nearly two decades ago, in 2005, when boxing dramaThis kind of triumph will not be possible at the 2022 ceremony, because not a single best actress nominee has her film up for best picture.

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