Between January and March the awards season was peppered with A-listers denouncing inequality. During a speech at the National Board of Review gala in New York, Meryl Streep praised Oscar-winner Emma Thompson as “a rabid, man-eating feminist, like I am”. Cate Blanchett used her Best Actress acceptance speech at the Oscars to chastise “those in the industry still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the centre are niche experiences”. Her point was proven by Frozen, Disney’s Oscar-winning animation that replaced the traditional princess motif with an icy queen. Celebrated for its refreshing presentation of young women and sisterly love, Frozen was a runaway success. Its creator, Jennifer Lee, became the first female director to make a billion-dollar movie, four months after the film was released in November 2013.