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Game Changers: David Oyelowo reflects on how his impromptu role in #OscarsSoWhite forced Hollywood to act
Acclaimed actor reflects on ‘inadvertently, unwittingly’ igniting #OscarsSoWhite movement and stirring real change in the industry.
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Halle Berry says it's 'heartbreaking' that no Black woman has won Best Actress since her historic Oscar win
It's been nearly 20 years since Berry won for "Monster's Ball."
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Want an Oscar? Better be inclusive. Academy to make diversity requirements part of awards eligibility.
Amid backdrop of Black Lives Matter protests, and 5 years after #OscarsSoWhite controversy, Motion Picture Academy to make "new representation and inclusion standards" part of Oscar consideration.
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Academy Awards Barely Escape a Reprise of #OscarsSoWhite
Until Issa Rae and John Cho announced "Harriet" star Cynthia Erivo as a nominee for best actress for the 92nd Academy Awards, it was looking increasingly likely that the Oscars were heading for a repeat of the OscarsSoWhite controversy that drove the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences four years ago to aggressively begin […]
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Black Filmmakers Make History in 2018, but Female Directors Still Shut Out (Study)
Black filmmakers made history in 2018. A movie business that has historically been dominated by white men became a little less monochromatic over the last 12 months, as studios apparently became more receptive to public pressure to back projects from a more diverse group of filmmakers. Fourteen percent of the directors of the top 100-grossing […]
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Halle Berry Says Her Historic Oscar Win 'Meant Nothing' for Diversity
The 50-year-old actress is inspired to create more opportunities for people of color.
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David Oyelowo Talks 'A United Kingdom,' #OscarSoWhite, and Why He Seeks Out Female Directors
David Oyelowo is one of the most insightful ambassadors for inclusion in the film industry. As he was breaking through in Selma, the Oxford native born to Nigerian parents was in the lengthy process of developing A United Kingdom. In fact, four of his last five films (A United Kingdom, Queen of Katwe, Five Nights in Maine, and Selma) have been directed by women, and that isn’t a coincidence.