Earlier this month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed that diversity was going to be a new requirement in determining a film’s eligibility for an Oscar.
However, the new standard will not be foisted upon movies created in the past year. This all comes after the Academy added the director, Ava DuVernay, and the producer, Lynett Howell Taylor, to top-ranking positions.
Ava DuVernay and Lynett Howell Taylor were put in place in the board of governors. Dawn Hudson, the Academy’s chief executive, said in a statement that the need to fix the issue was “urgent.” The chief executive went on to say that the Academy was going to continue to look at its standards and procedures to ensure that the need is met.
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