[en]Who wins the Max Awards? A gender analysis of the performing arts awards[en]

Abstract

This paper analyzes the presence of women in the Max Awards from 1998 to 2023. It is studied in order to establish whether there is an evolution in terms of equality and in which rolls they have greater visibility. It is concluded that there is no parity in the awarding and the categories with the lowest presence of women are stage direction, authorship and musical composition and direction. The greatest presence of female professionals is seen in the categories of costumes and choreography. The direction of the events is also studied, and it is concluded that in recent years there is a parity team that directs and scripts the award ceremonies. The analysis of the Max Awards as presented in this research has not been done before, so the article provides a review of the situation of women in the performing arts.