Women Shine in Underrepresented TV Awards Categories

Women in Film (WIF) and ReFrame have partnered to release a 'Who to Watch' TV FYC guide, emphasizing the significant contributions of women, nonbinary, and trans individuals in TV awards categories known for gender disparity. The initiative aims to draw attention to creators in fields such as directing, writing, cinematography, and visual effects.

Kirsten Schaffer, CEO of WIF, stated that the list serves as a call to action for awards voters, highlighting extraordinary work in categories where gender representation needs improvement. The guide's content was curated by the WIF community, including members, tastemakers, and industry professionals.

ReFrame's research underscores the underrepresentation of women, nonbinary, and trans people in award categories that are crucial for industry access and career advancement. For the 2024-2025 period, women served as showrunners for 28% of narrative TV series, a slight decrease from the 33% of nominees at the previous year's Emmys.

Further data reveals that only 26% of narrative television cinematographers were women, nonbinary, or trans individuals in 2024-2025, with a mere 6% of cinematography nominees at last year's Emmys being women. While the directing field shows some progress, with 36% of narrative TV episodes directed by women, nonbinary, or trans people in 2024-2025, the guide still aims to champion those whose work is vital for industry equity.