The Oscars again snubbed female directors. But women producers had a record year
LOS ANGELES - Since the start of Hollywood's awards season, the question has plagued the industry: Where's the recognition for female filmmakers?
For the second year in a row, no women were nominated for best director at the Oscars. Female directors were also shut out of the BAFTA nods, helping prompt a widespread backlash and soul searching within the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Producer Shannon McIntosh, who is nominated for best picture for her work on "Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood," agrees that film industry has a severe problem when it comes to providing opportunities for women behind the camera. Still, she couldn't help getting annoyed by one aspect of the conversation about female representation.
"What's wonderful is there are a lot of us female producers, so around the Golden Globes, I got a little upset when people were saying no women
