The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been the subject of major complaints and negative reactions for its lack of diversity and representation in its categories over the years, and this peaked five years ago, when only two other people of color were nominated for primary awards.
Some major adjustments have been promised in the wake of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and, despite everything, we will see some of those adjustments implemented in the future.
The Academy of Cinema has announced the status quo of a working organization “to expand and implement new representation and inclusion criteria for Oscar eligibility through July 31, 2020” and double the number of women and other people of color among its members. .
“While the Academy has moved on, we know that much remains to be done to achieve equitable opportunities at all levels,” the Academy’s executive director, Dawn Hudson, said in a statement. “There is an urgent desire to address this problem. To this end, we will replace, and continue to review, our regulations and procedures for all voices to be heard and held.”
We hope that some other major announcement will lead to greater diversity while giving genre comics and movies a greater chance of recognition. From the 94th Academy Awards, the Academy will once again have the 10 most productive guaranteed nominees. This was implemented for the 82 and 83 awards, before the Academy moved on to a very unpopular formula that can produce between five and ten nominees.
The full main points of the Academy Aperture 2025 initiative CAN BE discovered HERE.