The 88th Academy Awards

Coming to you live from LA!

10. 40 out of 193 nominees are women.

No bueno!

9. Zero nominees are women in the categories of:

Directing

Cinematography

Sound Editing

Double No bueno!

8. 5 out 8 nominated films for Best Picture have at least one femaleproducer. Muy bien.

The Big Short – Dede Gardner

Bridge of Spies – Kristie Macosko Krieger

Brooklyn – Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey

The Revenant – Mary Parent

Spotlight – Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust

7. Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, are the producers for the Oscar nominated Best Picture movie Brooklyn. Muy, muy bien!

6. 4 out of 5 nominees in Costume are women.

Best Costume Design

Carol – Sandy

Cinderella – Sandy

Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny

The Revenant – Jacqueline West

Caliente!

5. Two Best Original Screenplays are by women:

Inside Out – Meg LeFauve

Straight Outta Compton – Andrea

4. Two Best Adapted Screenplays are by females:

Room – Emma

Carol – Phyllis

Que caliente!

3. Best Original Song nominee “Til It Happens To You,” from the film The Hunting Ground is by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga.  They were born this way to win!

2. Best Actress nominee Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years”) has been acting for 53 years. Nominee Brie Larson (“Room”) has been acting for 8 years, beginning with an appearance in a sketch on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

1. Best Supporting Actress nominee Rooney Mara’s (“Carol”) mother’s family founded the Pittsburgh Steelers football team and her dad’s family founded the New York Giants. Mara is well known for her charity work. She runs Uweza Foundation, which supports empowerment programs for children and families in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya.

And the winner is?