Last week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced sweeping changes to its voting and membership rules in direct response to fierce criticism over the near total lack of nonwhite Oscar nominees for the second year in a row. Designed to increase diversity among its membership as well as ensure voting members are still for the most part actively working in the entertainment industry, the new rules nonetheless have sparked controversy and much confusion in…
Last week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced sweeping changes to its voting and membership rules in direct response to fierce criticism over the near total lack of nonwhite Oscar nominees for the second year in a row. Designed to increase diversity among its membership as well as ensure voting members are still for the most part actively working in the entertainment industry, the new rules nonetheless have sparked controversy and much confusion in…
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