Half of the films nominated for best picture at this year's Academy Awards would have struggled to satisfy on-screen representation standards under new diversity guidelines announced this week | karlkwin
Representation and Inclusion Standards released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
on Tuesday, nominees in the best picture category will from 2024 be assessed on four standards, relating to: on-screen representation ; off-screen creative team; industry training opportunities; and marketing and distribution.The Academy said on Tuesday that all submissions from 2022 will need to include a confidential self-assessment of the film's compliance with the new guidelines.
In all instances, the aim is to push for greater representation on screen and off of women and "underrepresented" groups, including people from non-Anglo backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, and those with a cognitive or physical disability, or who are deaf or hard of hearing. There are three criteria relating to on-screen representation, with films needing to meet at least one to satisfy that particular standard. The first demands that at least one lead or significant actor must be from an underrepresented ethnic group. Seven of this year's nominated films would have failed that test, with onlyThe second says at least 30 per cent of the general cast must combine at least two of the following: female, ethnic or racial group, LGBTQ+ or disability.
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