--- description: Only six women took home gold statues this year — the lowest number since 2012. title: The Number of Women Who Won Oscars This Year Is Depressing image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt874a1e5f05bfae00/698929ae97cdff15086b489f/not-many-women-won-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Number of Women Who Won Oscars This Year Is Depressing by [Alix Langone](/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 5, 2018 6:08 PM CUT by [Alix Langone](/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 5, 2018 6:08 PM CUT Despite the [lip-service paid to the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements](http://time.com/5181949/oscars-kobe-bryant-times-up/?xid=homepage "undefined") 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_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5185659/women-who-won-oscars-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5185659/women-who-won-oscars-2018/"},"headline":"The Number of Women Who Won Oscars This Year Is Depressing","datePublished":"2018-03-05T18:08:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:41.203Z","description":"This year saw the fewest female wins since 2012","url":"https://time.com/5185659/women-who-won-oscars-2018/","keywords":["awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt874a1e5f05bfae00/698929ae97cdff15086b489f/not-many-women-won-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alix Langone","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alix-langone/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt874a1e5f05bfae00/698929ae97cdff15086b489f/not-many-women-won-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"90th Annual Academy Awards - Backstage","caption":"90th Annual Academy Awards - Backstage","creditText":"Matt Petit - A.M.P.A.S via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5185659/women-who-won-oscars-2018/","name":"The Number of Women Who Won Oscars This Year Is Depressing"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"This year saw the fewest female wins since 2012","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5185659/women-who-won-oscars-2018/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5185659/women-who-won-oscars-2018/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```