As we head into a new decade, we're celebrating and honoring influential women by asking every person we speak to: who is one Hollywood woman that has helped in your life and career, and who is one Hollywood woman we should all be paying more attention to?

We Asked Laura Dern, Mindy Kaling & 8 More Stars About The Women Who Helped Their Careers

This year, Bustle pledged to ask women in Hollywood two questions: not "Who are you wearing?" and "What was it like to work with [insert male actor name here]?", but questions that would allow actors, producers, and directors alike to celebrate the…

7 Women In Hollywood On What It's Really Like To Campaign For An Oscar

In September, Brad Pitt told Entertainment Weekly that he was "gonna abstain" from campaigning for awards consideration for his roles in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood and Ad Astra. "I find chasing it actually a disservice to the purity of your…

Meet The Women Who Pioneered The Film Industry

In 1895, a 22-year-old secretary at a French camera company rises through the ranks to become the first female director in history. It sounds like a fun pitch for an alternate reality story, but it actually happened. Her name was Alice Guy-Blaché,…

We're Asking Hollywood's Biggest Names About The Women Who Impacted Their Careers The Most

For our 2019 Awards Season Issue, Bustle published a cover story with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan titled "Rachel Brosnahan Is Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants." I found the headline inspiring because for Brosnahan, those…

This 2020 Awards Season Bingo Includes Meryl Memes & The Inevitable Bleep

No matter who the nominees are, during every awards season an actor stands on a Hollywood stage and says, "Kids, if you're watching this, go to bed." That's just one of a handful of surefire sayings and out-of-breath exclamations (it can be a long…