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THE ANATOMICALLY CORRECT OSCAR
Around Oscar time, The Nation magazine asked us to redesign the old boy. We decided to make him more true to himself, and to highlight the plight of women directors. If you can't read the small text above, here are the statistics: (top left) In 1987, 2.4% of major films were directed by women. By 1997, that number rose to a whopping 4.3%. (top right) In 1997, Sony, MGM/UA and Warner released no films directed by women. (bottom) Since 1927, two women directors have been nominated for an Oscar. Neither won. No woman of color has ever been nominated.