The US Academy of Motion Pictures has announced sweeping changes, including new diversity criteria for films to be eligible for the coveted Best Picture award.
The Academy has made diversity a focus. In July, they introduced 819 new members: 45 per cent of these were women, 36 per cent were people of colour and 49 per cent were from countries outside of the United States., The Academy has been looking to add to their A2020 targets they set back in 2016 that saw them achieve a two-fold overshoot in their goal to increase diversity within the organisation.
Under the new rules, films vying for best picture will need to comply with at least two of four criteria designed to improve hiring practices and representation on and off screen. The second stipulates that behind-the-scenes senior leadership or technical crew members must be drawn from historically disadvantaged groups, which also include women, LGBT and disabled communities.
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