In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy is getting more racially diverse and a bit less male-domi
In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy is getting more racially diverse and a bit less male-dominated. Today, the Academy announced the names of the 683 people invited to join the group that votes on the Oscars annually: 46% of the new invitees are female, so if they all accept the invitation, the percent of women in the Academy will increase from 25% to 27%. Forty-one percent of the class are people of color, bumping people of color from 8% to 11% of the Academy. This winter, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said she was committed to doubling the number of woman and minority members who can vote for the Oscars. If the Academy is serious about diversifying, they have a lot of ground to make up: A 2012 investigation found that Oscar voters were nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male, with an average age of 62. -- source link
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