Outside of acting, 77 percent of this year's Oscar nominees are male, according to a recent study by the Women's Media Center. And because the academy can only recognize films that have been released in cinemas, the gender-based disparity among Oscar nominees reflects how vastly underrepresented women are in Hollywood. No women are nominated for best score or visual effects this year. That's what inspired San Francisco-based visual effects artist Charmaine Chan to create her documentary series, Women in Visual Effects. She said more women are working in visual effects today than when she started out 20 years ago, but retention of talent remains an issue.

Source: CBC News March 03, 2018 18:33 UTC