Oscars Academy Has Doubled Non-White Members Since 2016, on Track to Double Women Too

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has already achieved one of the two diversity goals it set two and a half years ago, in the wake of the #OscarsSoWhite protests. And after Monday’s announcement of its class of 2018, the organization seems likely to meet the second goal as well.

This year’s record-setting list of 928 new member invitations puts the Academy well past its goal of doubling the number of non-white members, which stood at about 515 in 2016. With this year’s class, more than 850 people of color have been invited to join in the last three years.

And in more of a surprise, Monday’s list of prospective members has suddenly put the second goal of increasing women’s representation in the Academy within reach, too.