Facing Continued Criticism, Film Academy Looks to Increase Diversity
Awards season has become about something altogether separate from gold statues this year: the general lack of diversity in Hollywood, as well as the complete absence of people of color from the best acting categories of the Academy Awards. Talk of all this started with the announcement of this year’s nominees, and it’s only intensified since, gaining steam with every new actor who boycotts the ceremony. (Jada Pinkett Smith’s husband, Will, has since joined her in her boycott, saying that “Diversity is America’s super power.”) After years of this recurring controversy, the Film Academy seems to finally be addressing it as a problem that demands fixing. …Read More