It might be the end-of-year euphoria talking, but the most influential women in Hollywood sound downright bullish on the industry’s future. And why not? Facing consolidation and tighter budgets, those creating, funding and toplining film and TV delivered box office optimism and streaming breakouts. In THR’s annual survey of the most powerful females in entertainment, this year’s honorees discuss how they got it done while revealing the trends they’re ready to let die, confess their AI flirtations and much, much more.
Profiles written by Mikey O’Connell, with contributions from David Canfield, Kirsten Chuba, Nicole Fell, Mia Galuppo, Pamela McClintock and Seija Rankin
METHODOLOGY: When choosing the Power 100, editors consider portfolio sizes, box office, series loads, viewership, awards, deals, employees overseen, revenue generated, platform subscriber counts, spending power and, crucially, whether we’d pick up their call or send them to voicemail.