LOS ANGELES, June 13 — Hollywood’s motion picture academy will introduce new eligibility rules to boost diversity among Oscars nominees under a raft of new measures announced yesterday. The move comes after years of criticism over a lack of diversity among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
An Oscar statue is displayed on the red carpet on the eve of the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 8, 2020. — AFP pic
The move comes after years of criticism over a lack of diversity among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ members, and among the Oscar nominees and winners they select. It will also host a series of panel discussions on diversity, including a talk hosted by Academy governor Whoopi Goldberg on “the lasting impact of racist tropes and harmful stereotypes in Hollywood films.”
Since 2015 and the #OscarsSoWhite campaign, the Academy has made concerted efforts to broaden its membership.
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