Next year’s February 22 ceremony is still far away, but here’s one thing that’s already crystallized about the Oscars’ animation race: There are no female frontrunners this year (like most years).

A year after Frozen directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck took home the big prize for their feminist fairy tale, the animation field is once again dominated by boys and men — both on and off screen. None of the four cartoon features identified as the most likely winners by Anne Thompson have a female protagonist. Say it with me now: SIIIIIIIGH. Not surprisingly, they’re also four of this year’s biggest-budgeted studio outputs.

In contrast, the four women-directed movies of the 20 that made the animation Oscar shortlist are either children-only fluff or art-house fare:

“The Hero of Color City” — Becky Bristow

“Minuscule — Valley of the Lost Ants” — Co-directed by Hélène Giraud

“The Pirate Fairy” — Peggy Holmes

“Rocks in My Pockets” — Signe Baumane

Three of the ten semi-finalists for the animated-shorts category were also directed by women:

“The Bigger Picture” — Daisy Jacobs
“Me and My Moulton” — Torill Kove
“Symphony №42” — Réka Bucsi