Academy voters in the PR and members-at-large chapels asked to complete forms documenting their industry credentials,as allotment of a reassessment of the diversity of the Oscars bodyThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – the governing body whose duties include voting on the Oscars now has three and a half years to revolutionise its membership. The aim is that by 2020 women and ethnic minorities will form up half its number, as allotment of a “sweeping series of substantive changes” following criticism over the lack of non-white people among the acting nominees over the past two years. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com