Its still a mans world, this Hollywood industry of ours, as well as most cultural institutions.
But things are generally looking up for gender parity in the movie biz.
In 2018, 31 percent of the top-grossing films featured women as protagonists.
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Last year, that rose to 40 percent.
Seventeen percent of the top-grossing films featured ensemble casts or a combination of female and male protagonists.
Twenty percent were black women, 7 percent were Asian, and 5 percent with Latina.
The findings also uncovered disparities between white women and women of color.
Both the Golden Globes and BAFTA came under sharp criticism following the release of their annual nominees.
The same went for the BAFTA nominees, while all the major acting categories recognized white actors.
BAFTA CEO Amanda Berrycalled thishugely disappointing.
