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.