There has been a lot of coverage related to the recent Oscar Nominations and lack of diversity and these voices have been heard and action has been taken. As of last night in a vote by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, there will be changes made.
“The Academy is going to lead and not wait for the industry to catch up,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “These new measures regarding governance and voting will have an immediate impact and begin the process of significantly changing our membership composition.”
- Beginning later this year, each new member’s voting status will last 10 years, and will be renewed if that new member has been active in motion pictures during that decade
- members will receive lifetime voting rights after three ten-year terms; or if they have won or been nominated for an Academy Award
- the Academy will supplement the traditional process in which current members sponsor new members by launching an ambitious, global campaign to identify and recruit qualified new members who represent greater diversity
Immediate Action for Diversity in the Board of Governors
In order to immediately increase diversity on the Board of Governors, the Academy will establish three new governor seats that will be nominated by the President for three-year terms and confirmed by the Board.
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