With the centennial celebration of the 19th amendment, we as women must create our own academy of awards and recognition. These old institutions that nominate, judge and vote are complacent in time and will eventually fade out like the credits of a movie. A new era of celebrating creative genius and brave voices begins with ushering a new form of advancement in the industry. It’s clear that women are left out of the race intentionally and the perpetual cycle of male dominated projects get the green light to maintain the stronghold on those who challenge the status quo.
Rather than fight the system, we will build a better system.
To be recognized as a whole The Nominees are….
Beyonce Knowles Carter for Homecoming
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang for One Child Nation
Mati Diop for Atlantics
Christina Gallego for Birds of Passage
Andrea Berloff for The Kitchen
Olivia Wilde for Booksmart
Ali Wong for Always be my Maybe
Sophie Hyde and Emma Jane Unsworth for Animals
Pamela B. Green and Joan Simon for Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Bert & Bertie for Troupe Zero
Suzan-Lori Parks for Native Son
Elizabeth Banks for Charlie’s Angels
Tracy Oliver for The Sun is also a Star
Julia Hart for Fast Color
Alice Johnson Boher for Gloria Bell
Anna Boden for Captain Marvel
Alfre Woodard for Clemency
Lulu Wang for The Farewell
Awkwafina for The Farewell
Rachel Lears for Knock Down the House
Nia DaCosta for Little Woods
Tessa Thompson for Little Woods
Lily James for Little Woods
Nisha Ganatra for Late Night
Mindy Kaling for Late Night
Emma Thompson for Late Night
Melina Matsoukas for Queen and Slim
Joanna Hogg for The Souvenir
Issa Lopez for Tigers are not Afraid
Marielle Heller for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Lorene Scafaria for Hustlers
Alma Har’el for Honey Boy
Greta Gerwig for Little Women
Thank you to Valerie Ettenhofer and Antora Majumdar who compiled a list of films created by women, written by women and starring leading women.