Despite the lip-service paid to the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements from Oscars producers and winners alike on Sunday night, six women took home gold statues this year — the fewest female winners since 2012, when only four women won Oscars.
This year, four women took home Oscars in categories not specifically designated for actresses — best actress in a supporting role and best actress in a lead role.
Women had the most wins in 2014 and 2016; both those years saw 12 women bringing home Academy Awards.
One noticeably absent winner this year was Greta Gerwig and her critically acclaimed film Lady Bird, which did not win any accolades despite being nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Only one woman has ever won the Oscar for Best Director, and that was Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010.
We tallied up all of the female Oscars since that 2012 low point of just four women winners.
Here they are:
2018 – 6 women
Frances McDormand, Actress in a Leading Role, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Allison Janney, Actress in a Supporting Role, I, Tonya
Darla K. Anderson, Animated Feature Film, Coco
Lucy Sibbick (with Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski), Makeup and Hairstyling, Darkest Hour
Rachel Shenton (with Chris Overton), Short Film (Live Action), The Silent Child
Kristen Anderson-Lopez (with Robert Lopez), Music (Original Song), “Remember Me” from Coco
2017 – 9 women
Emma Stone, Actress in a Leading Role, La La Land
Viola Davis, Actress in a Supporting Role, Fences
Dede Gardner and Adele Romanski (with Jeremy Kleiner), Best Picture, Moonlight
Caroline Waterlow (with Ezra Edelman), Documentary (Feature), O.J.: Made in America
Joanna Natasegara (with Orlando von Einsiedel), Documentary (Short), The White Helmets
Anna Udvardy (with Kristof Deak), Short Film (Live Action), Sing
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (with David Wasco), Production Design, La La Land
Colleen Atwood, Costume Design, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 – 12 women
Brie Larsen, Actress in a Leading Role, Room
Alicia Vikander, Actress in a Supporting Role, The Danish Girl
Blye Pagon Faus and Nicole Rocklin (with Steve Golin, Michael Sugar), Best Picture, Spotlight
Jenny Bevan, Costume Design, Mad Max: Fury Road
Serena Armitage (with Benjamin Cleary), Short Film (Live Action), Stutterer
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Documentary (Short), A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Margaret Sixel, Best Film Editing, Mad Max: Fury Road
Sara Bennett (with Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington), Visual Effects, Ex Machina
Lesley Vanderwalt and Elka Wardega (with Damian Martin), Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Mad Max: Fury Road
Lisa Thompson – Set Decoration (with Colin Gibson – Production Design), Best Production Design, Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 – 10 women
Julianne Moore, Actress in a Leading Role, Still Alice
Patricia Arquette, Actress in a Supporting Role, Boyhood
Laura Poitras and Mathilde Bonnefoy (with Dirk Wilutzky), Documentary (Feature), Citizen Four
Milena Canonero, Costume Design, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Frances Hannon (with Mark Coulier), Makeup and Hairstyling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Anna Pinnock – Set Decoration (with Adam Stockhausen – Production Design), Best Production Design, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Kristina Reed (with Patrick Osborne), Short Film (Animated), Feast
Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry, Documentary (Short), Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
2014 – 12 women
Cate Blanchett, Actress in a Leading Role, Blue Jasmine
Lupita Nyong’o, Actress in a Supporting Role, 12 Years a Slave
Dede Gardner (with Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas), Best Picture, 12 Years a Slave
Jennifer Lee (with Chris Buck, Peter Del Vecho), Animated Feature Film, Frozen
Catherine Martin, Costume Design, The Great Gatsby
Caitrin Rogers (with Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen), Documentary (Feature), 20 Feet from Stardom
Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews, Makeup and Hairstyling, Dallas Buyers Club
Kristen Anderson-Lopez (with Robert Lopez), Music (Original Song), “Let it Go” from Frozen
Catherine Martin – Production Design and Beverley Dunn – Set Decoration, Best Production Design, The Great Gatsby
Laurent Witz (with Alexandre Espigares), Short Film (Animated), Mr. Hublot
2013 – 9 women
Jennifer Lawrence, Actress in a Leading Role, Silver Linings Playbook
Anne Hathaway, Actress in a Supporting Role, Les Miserables
Adele (with Paul Epworth), Music (Original Song), “Skyfall” from Skyfall
Brenda Chapman (with Mark Andrews), Feature (Animated), Brave
Jacqueline Durran, Costume Design, Anna Karenina
Andrea Nix Fine (with Sean Fine), Documentary (Short), Inocente
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Les Miserables
Karen Baker Landers (with Per Hallberg), Sound Editing, Skyfall
2012 – 4 women
Meryl Streep, Actress in a Leading Role, The Iron Lady
Octavia Spencer, Actress in a Supporting Role, The Help
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (with Daniel Junge), Documentary (Short), Saving Face
Francesca Lo Schiavo – Set Decoration (Dante Ferretti – Production Design), Best Art Direction, Hugo