Why haven’t women won any Oscars for directing?

The most recent data, for 2002, shows that overall, women comprised 17 percent of executive producers, producers, directors, writers, cinematographers and editors working on the year's top 250 earners. That's down from 19 percent in 2001 and flat with 2000 figures. When you just focus on directors, the number of women goes down to 7 percent, up from 6 percent in 2001 and down from 11 percent in 2000.

Studies also confirm that movies made by women are just as profitable as those made by men too.

How many female film directors can you name?

So why aren’t women nominated and winning Oscars for directing?

This Week we will watch Lost in Translation which won a writing award and was nominated for directing by the Academy

Lost in Translation (2003) Sofia Coppola director. Starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson

Sofia Coppola with her Golden Globe for Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppola's creativity encouraged by her father Francis Ford Coppola

Lina Wertmuller- first woman ever to get nominated for an Oscar in 1976

Seven Beauties received 4 nominations that year

This movie was recently remade by Madonna

Giancarlo Giannini and Lina Wertmuller

2 nd Female Oscar Nominee Jane Campion

A shot from The Piano starrring Holly Hunter, directed by Campion Piano © SEA

Who is this actor?

Ever seen this movie?

Also Directed by Campion e When "Holy Smoke" premiered as a movie at the Venice Film Festival in summer 1999, the Italian press praised it as a "balanced" approach to the brainwashing/deprogramming controversy.

Also Directed In the Cut with Meg Ryan Also Directed In the Cut with Meg Ryan

Mira Nair upcoming director Mississippi Masala Monsoon Wedding Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon

Also directed by Nair

My prediction: Mira Nair first woman to win an Oscar

Watch the clip and decide what you think about Nair’s directing style

Big Directed by Penny Marshall The comedy of a boy who wishes he was big and gets his wish

Here’s a disaster movie directed by a woman

Mimi Leder director of Deep Impact and Pay It Forward Has extensive TV directing credits but only 4 Major Hollywood movies