ACADEMY ESTABLISHES REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION STANDARDS FOR OSCARS® ELIGIBILITY to promote inclusion in the film industry
T he Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed eligibility standards for Best Picture to be mo r e inclusive. Mino rities pushed for mo r e di v e r se r ep r esentation. When leadership changes to reflect needs -- changes happen. This is the next level of inclusivity for the Oscars. T he Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars® eligibility in the Best Picture category, as part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative. The standards are designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience. Academy governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos headed a task force to develop the standards that were created from a template inspired by the British Film Institute (BFI) Diversity Standards used for certain funding eligibility in the UK and eligibility in so...