This article lists and details women who have won or been nominated for Academy Awards in non-gender-specific categories. The nominees are arranged, in alphabetical order, by film title, with the winners listed first. This list is current as of the 98th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 15, 2026.
Best Animated Feature Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureYearNameFilmStatusNotes 2007 Marjane Satrapi Persepolis First woman to be nominated for Best Animated Feature.Shared with Vincent Paronnaud. 2011 Jennifer Yuh Nelson Kung Fu Panda 2 First woman of color to be nominated for Best Animated Feature. 2012 Brenda Chapman Brave First woman to win for Best Animated Feature.Shared with Mark Andrews.2013The first year to have multiple female nominees competing against each other in this category. Jennifer Lee Frozen Shared with Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho. Kristine Belson The Croods Shared with Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders. 2014 Bonnie Arnold How to Train Your Dragon 2 Shared with Dean DeBlois. 2015 Rosa Tran Anomalisa Shared with Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson.2016 Arianne Sutner Kubo and the Two Strings Shared with Travis Knight. Osnat Shurer Moana Shared with John Musker and Ron Clements.2017All five films nominated for Best Animated Feature this year were produced by both female and male producers. Darla K. Anderson Coco Shared with Lee Unkrich. Ramsey Ann Naito The Boss Baby Shared with Tom McGrath. Nora Twomey The Breadwinner Shared with Anthony Leo. Lori Forte Ferdinand Shared with Carlos Saldanha. Dorota Kobiela Loving Vincent Shared with Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart. 2018 Nicole Paradis Grindle Incredibles 2 Shared with Brad Bird and John Walker.2019 Bonnie Arnold How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Among the first women with multiple nominations in this category.Shared with Dean DeBlois and Brad Lewis. Jinko GotohMarisa Román Klaus Shared with Sergio Pablos. Arianne Sutner Missing Link Among the first women with multiple nominations in this category.Shared with Chris Butler and Travis Knight.2020 Dana Murray Soul Shared with Pete Docter. Kori Rae Onward Shared with Dan Scanlon. Gennie RimPeilin Chou Over the Moon Shared with Glen Keane.2021 Yvett Merino Encanto First Latina to win and be nominated for Best Animated Feature.Shared with Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Clark Spencer. Monica HellströmSigne Byrge SørensenCharlotte de la Gournerie Flee Shared with Jonas Poher Rasmussen.First animated documentary to be nominated in this category. Andrea Warren Luca Shared with Enrico Casarosa. Osnat Shurer Raya and the Last Dragon Shared with Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, and Peter Del Vecho.2022 Elisabeth HolmCaroline Kaplan Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Shared with Dean Fleischer Camp, Andrew Goldman, and Paul Mezey. Domee ShiLindsey Collins Turning Red 2023 Denise Ream Elemental Shared with Peter Sohn. Karen RyanJulie Zackary Nimona Shared with Nick Bruno and Troy Quane. Sandra Tapia Díaz Robot Dreams Shared with Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, and Ignasi Estapé. Amy Pascal Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Shared with Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller. 2024 Liz Kearney Memoir of a Snail Shared with Adam Elliot.2025 Maggie KangMichelle L.M. Wong KPop Demon Hunters Shared with Chris Appelhans. Sophie MasNatalie Portman Arco Shared with Ugo Bienvenu and Félix de Givry. Madeline SharafianDomee ShiMary Alice Drumm Elio Shared with Adrian Molina. Maïlys ValladeNidia Santiago Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Shared with Liane-Cho Han and Henri Magalon. Yvett Merino Zootopia 2 Shared with Jared Bush and Byron Howard.
Best Casting
At least one woman has been nominated for Best Casting at every ceremony since the category's inception.
Academy Award for Best CastingYearNameFilmStatusNotes2025 Cassandra Kulukundis One Battle After Another First person to win for Best Casting.Among the inaugural nominees in this category. Nina Gold Hamnet Among the inaugural nominees in this category. Jennifer Venditti Marty Supreme Among the inaugural nominees in this category. Francine Maisler Sinners Among the inaugural nominees in this category.
Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best CinematographyYearNameFilmStatusNotes 2017 Rachel Morrison Mudbound First woman to be nominated for Best Cinematography. 2021 Ari Wegner The Power of the Dog 2022 Mandy Walker Elvis 2025 Autumn Durald Arkapaw Sinners First woman and woman of color to win for Best Cinematography. First woman of color to be nominated for Best Cinematography.
Best Costume Design
At least one woman has been nominated for Best Costume Design at every ceremony since the category's inception.