Despite a wealth of formidable contenders, the Academy Awards on Monday once again nominated zero women for Best Director, and nominations presenter Issa Rae noticed immediately.

Congratulations to those men, she said.

The total female shutout follows a similar result at the Golden Globes even though a number of acclaimed 2019 films were directed by women, including Greta Gerwigs Little Women, Lulu Wangs The Farewell, Lorene Scafarias Hustlers, Marielle Hellers A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Cline Sciammas Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Mati Diops Atlantics.

Raes pointed dig mirrored something Natalie Portman said at the Golden Globes two years ago. She presented that years slate of nominees by announcing: And now, here are the all-male nominees.

Female directors fared better in the Best Documentary category: Four of the five nominated documentaries were directed or co-directed by women.

Only one woman has ever won an Oscar for Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for 2009s The Hurt Locker. Only five have ever been nominated for the award in the Oscars 92-year history: Bigelow, Gerwig, Lina Wertmller, Jane Campion and Sofia Coppola.

On Monday, Gerwig did receive a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Little Women. She was one of two women nominated for writing. Krysty Wilson-Cairns, a Best Original Screenplay nominee for for co-writing 1917, was the other.

And with Little Women getting a Best Picture nomination, Gerwig became the second woman in history, after Bigelow, to direct two Best Picture nominees. She previously directed Lady Bird in 2017.

This article has been updated with more context about Mondays nominations.