The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sent a letter to its members on Friday evening, addressing the recent departure of multiple Black executives from its organization over the past few …
of listed leaders, after initially including only one Black executive Jacqueline Stewart, Academy Museum president and director. It now includes executive VPs who report to Kramer, notably BIPOC team members Yolanda Enamorado and Jenny Galante . Still, the Academy does not have any Black or Latino C-suite staff beyond the Academy Museum, although there are BIPOC department heads, who are not listed on the website, who also report directly to Kramer.
Given all of this, we want to reiterate, in the strongest possible terms, the Academy’s commitment to not only continuing, but expanding our efforts to promote diversity and inclusion within our organization and the film industry at large. We have made great progress in recent years, and there is still much more work to do.
Our talent development programs that focus on traditionally underrepresented voices in film now extend from K-12 through mid-career initiatives.Aperture, our Membership Guidance program, will continue to drive diversification across all membership branches. Moving forward, we remain committed to continuing our global engagement efforts, expanding our work with our Member Affinity Groups, and exploring additional ways to empower our employees.
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