That’s a net gain of seven films from 2017 and a 15 film gain from 2007. Last year, black or African-American actresses had five lead or co-lead roles, three mixed race actresses had lead or co-lead roles, two Hispanic or Latina actresses had lead or co-lead roles, and one Asian or Asian-American actress had a lead role.
There were ethnic groups that were virtually ignored. No Native women and women from the Middle East had leading roles. Although Hollywood is widening its aperture to include more points of views and is promoting more movies with women and people of color, there’s still room for improvement.
