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Distribution of Oscar-eligible films in the United States by gender and category 2017

Number of movies eligible for an Academy Award in the United States in 2017, by category and director gender

The data displays the number of movies eligible for an Academy Award in the U.S. in 2017, by category and director gender. Of the 274 feature films eligible for an Oscar in 2017, 50 were directed by a female.

Features	224	50
Documentary	110	60
Foreign	66	26

Distribution of Oscar-eligible films in the United States by gender and category 2017

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