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Distribution of Best Director winners at the Academy Awards 1927-2015, by gender

Distribution of Best Director winners at the Academy Awards from 1927 to 2015, by gender

The data describes a distribution of "Best Director" winners at the Academy Awards from 1927 to 2015, by gender. It was found that only 1% of all "Best Director" winners were female, and this 1% is represented by Kathryn Bigelow, who won the award in 2010 for her film "The Hurt Locker".

Male 99
Female 1