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SaltySteveD87 t1_jae2djj wrote

If men and women were in the same category every year women would never win.

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FloppedYaYa t1_jae4p73 wrote

Hope you're not implying that the reason for this is men being better actors

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IamRick_Deckard t1_jae5hd0 wrote

It's been talked to death about how men get better and more interesting parts.

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FloppedYaYa t1_jae5y03 wrote

That's not true at all in 2023

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Syn7axError t1_jaeajfh wrote

Even if all sexism disappeared tomorrow, men would have a three thousand year back catalogue of real soldiers, emperors, scientists, etc. to work with, and those are the kinds of roles awards love.

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FloppedYaYa t1_jaedfql wrote

It's really a bit staggering how comfortable people on this site are with being misogynistic

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CactusBoyScout OP t1_jaec29e wrote

Someone in the NYTimes comments cited a database that tracks this and only 17% of leading roles in movies go to women.

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mrand01 t1_jaerbex wrote

The comment you're referencing: "Per the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media: 17% of top grossing films had a female lead"

You left out the "top grossing" part, which would certainly skew your claim.

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CactusBoyScout OP t1_jaerp6n wrote

True. They have to use some kind of criteria though otherwise every indie movie and self-made film would have to be counted. And the “top grossing” ones are what matters most for someone’s career and for awards show recognition.

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okayfrog t1_jae5jxh wrote

really weird thing to say in a year like this where there is a ton of buzz for Best Actress with nominees like Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh, and like no buzz for Best Actor.

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