The film Academy is unveiling a new phase of diversity reform that will guarantee 10 best picture nominees each year and include new inclusion standards.
In 2015, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded all 20 acting nominations to white performers for the first of two consecutive years, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was born. Since then, the film Academy has aimed to dismantle its history of racial discrimination. That's also the goal with the Academy's newly-announced and long-overdue initiative"to develop and implement new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility by July 31, 2020.
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