5 years after the OscarsSoWhite controversy began, the Academy has met its diversity goals for membership—but the members are still mostly white men
Wednesday that it has added 819 new members and met its diversity goals — but the members are still mostly white men.... [+]In 2015, the Oscars gave all 20 acting nominations to white actors, leading to the controversy that activist April Reign coinedFollowing the uproar in 2016, the Academy set specific inclusion goals as part of its A2020 initiative to increase the diversity of its members, who vote to choose the Oscar winners.
The Academy set a goal to increase the number of women and people from underrepresented ethnic or racial communities by 2020, a goal it says it has reached with the newest class. The 2020 class is made up of 45% women, 36% underrepresented ethnic or racial communities and 49% international from 68 countries.
The star-studded 2020 class includes Awkwafina, Zendaya Coleman, Beanie Feldstein, Eva Longoria, Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde, Kaitlyn Dever, James Saito, Constance Wu, and Teyonah Parris. initiative that outlines efforts to increase inclusion and diversity at the Aademy Awards and within the organization, including creating a task force to develop new inclusion standards for Oscar eligibility.The members of the Academy, which oversees the Academy Awards, are still predominantly white men.
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