The Roar Meter is a weekly story in numbers.
- 2016 films with a Rotten Tomatoes “Fresh” rating: 184
- Total films listed on Rotten Tomatoes in 2016: 1057
- Percentage of reviews that must be positive to earn a fresh rating: 75
- Number of 2016 films certified Fresh and directed by women: 31
- Percentage of film critics who are female: 27
- Percentage of male-reviewed films with male protagonist: 76
- Percentage of female-reviewed films with male protagonist: 66
- Percentage of Academy Award nominees in 2017 who are female: 20
- Number of women screenwriters nominated for Academy Awards in 2017: 1
- Percentage of women nominees in all 19 non-acting categories, 2005-2016: 19
- Number of years running with zero women nominated for Best Director: 7
Sources
- The Best-Reviewed Women-Directed Films of 2016 According to Rotten Tomatoes
- Thumbs Down 2016: Top Film Critics and Gender
- Gender And Race, But No Politics, Play Out On Panel Of WGA Awards Nominees
- WMC INVESTIGATION: 2017 ANALYSIS OF GENDER & OSCAR NOMINATIONS AT A GLANCE
Annika Barranti Klein is a writer, knitter, women’s banked track roller derby referee, and radical homeschooling mother. Her work has appeared at The Toast, The Establishment, and on Book Riot. She is a cis, white, bi-furious intersectional feminist.