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  • Parasite. Group of Korean men and women dressed in formal black attire holding an Oscar award and cheering.

    New Academy Rules Aim to Avoid #OscarsSoWhite Repeat

    Five years after the hashtag shamed the film industry for an all-white Best Picture slate, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will require films to be more diverse for top-prize consideration.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 10, 2020 5:45PM EDT
    Bong Joon Ho. Korean man with dark hair wearing black jacket and shirt holding a Critics' Choice Award.

    Bong Joon Ho and 'Parasite' Serve Up Stiff Oscar Competition

    While the Korean director is up for four Academy Awards, the 2020 Oscar nominations are the epitome of #OscarsSoWhite.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jan 13, 2020 1:57AM EST
    Sterling K. Brown. Black man wearing glasses and blue polo shirt.

    Academy of Motion Pictures Welcomes Diverse New Class

    Sterling K. Brown, Chinonye Chukwu and Nisha Ganatra join the ranks of Oscar voters.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jul 2, 2019 1:44PM EDT
    Spike Lee. Black man in black hat and black and red glasses and suit smiles in front of grey wall with light grey images and blue logo and white text spelling "AT&T"

    Spike Lee Credits #OscarsSoWhite For Oscar Nom

    Read the “BlacKkKlansman” filmmaker’s explanation for his first Best Directing nomination.

    Sameer Rao Jan 24, 2019 4:24PM EST
    Black woman with black hair in white shirt and red necklace in front of grey background

    #OscarsSoWhite Creator Launches Race-Focused Short Film Contest

    The Race to Justice competition invites filmmakers to tackle contemporary and personal racial justice topics. 

    Sameer Rao Apr 9, 2018 4:58PM EDT
    April Reign. Black woman with twists in her hair, large hoop earrings, maroon shirt and black jacket sits on television news set

    #OscarsSoWhite Creator April Reign: 'The Oscars Are Still So White'

    “The fact that we are still talking about firsts is a problem.”

    Kenrya Rankin Mar 5, 2018 1:37PM EST
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