Finally, some encouraging stats for women and people of colour in film. WomenAndHollywood.com reports on the latest research from Dr Stacy L Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that onscreen gender and racial representation has improved in popular movies. Analysis of the leads and co-leads of the most popular films from 2007-2018 showed last year 40 top-grossing films were led or co-led by women, compared to 32 in 2017.