With Ricky Gervais bungling the female-forward punch line just five minutes into his gig as host, the 2016 Golden Globes proved a significant forum to further discussion about the wage gap and gender in Hollywood. Best Picture nominations, Comedy and Drama alike, included female-forward movies like Mad Max: Fury Road, Carol, Room, Joy, Trainwreck, and Spy, prompting commentators from outlets like NPR, IndieWire, Variety and The Guardian to herald 2015 the “year of women” in cinema.

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