: Received her fifth Golden Globe for the latest season of True Detective , explicitly praising the growing community of older professionals in the industry.
Ultimately, the rise of mature women in entertainment is a demand-driven phenomenon. The audience is hungry for it. Young women watch Frances McDormand and see a blueprint for their own fearless aging. Men watch Jean Smart and realize that wit and wisdom are more attractive than youth. Older women watch The Great British Bake Off ’s Prue Leith or The Repair Shop ’s Jay Blades (though the gender balance there still leans male) and feel seen.