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A Content Analysis of the Gender of Academy Award Nominees and Winners for Films Released between 1927 and 2010

Labovitz, Katie E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1306853205

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2011, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
Using a coding instrument designed specifically for this study, the researcher analyzed the gender of Academy Award nominees and winners in all categories in which potential for direct competition between women and men existed. This study examined if there was gender discrepancy in terms of whose work was recognized in the film industry by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Data from 83 Academy Awards ceremonies honoring the films released from 1927 to 2010 yielded 1,471 cases that, when analyzed, supported the statement that more men than women have been nominated for, and winners of, Academy Awards in every category other than Costume Design. Examining the results by year of nominations, wins, and categories showed trends in the numbers of women and men nominees and winners. Even though men nominees and winners still dominate every ceremony, there is a pattern of more women being nominated for and winning Academy Awards. Recent decades have also shown an increase in the number of categories that included female Academy Award nominees.
Joseph Bernt (Committee Chair)
Michael Sweeney (Committee Member)
Marilyn Greenwald (Committee Member)
92 p.
Communication; Film Studies; Gender; Journalism; Motion Pictures
Academy Awards; Gender; Academy Award Nominations; Academy Award Wins; Women in Film; Film Industry

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  • Labovitz, K. E. (2011). A Content Analysis of the Gender of Academy Award Nominees and Winners for Films Released between 1927 and 2010 [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1306853205

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Labovitz, Katie. A Content Analysis of the Gender of Academy Award Nominees and Winners for Films Released between 1927 and 2010. 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1306853205.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Labovitz, Katie. "A Content Analysis of the Gender of Academy Award Nominees and Winners for Films Released between 1927 and 2010." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1306853205

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