The now biannual Hollywood Diversity Report series has transferred to the Institute for Research on Labour and Employment at UCLA. The reports primarily examine the relationship between racial, ethnic, and gender diversity and the bottom line in the entertainment industry. The first part of this report is dedicated to film, while the second part is dedicated to television.
A few key figures
38.9%
of lead actors in theatrical and streaming Hollywood films produced in 2021 are people of color. They have maintained their proportional representation, which was achieved for the first time in 2020.
43.1%
of all actors in theatrical and streaming Hollywood films produced in 2021 are people of color. They have maintained their proportional representation, which was achieved for the first time in the previous report.
30.2%
of film directors are people of color.
32.3%
of scriptwriters are people of color.
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47.2%
of lead actors in theatrical and streaming Hollywood films produced in 2021 are women. They maintained their proportional representation after achieving parity the previous year.
42.2%
of all actors in theatrical and streaming Hollywood films produced in 2021 are women.
21.8%
of directors are women in 2021.
33.5%
of scriptwriters are women in 2021.