The 2021 Oscar nominees set diversity records. The Academy’s massive growth is a key reason.

I had a jolt the other day. When I joined Vox in 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — the governing body that hands out the Oscars — had 6,261 members, 92 percent of whom were white and 75 percent of whom were male. But in the short stretch of time since … Continue reading "The 2021 Oscar nominees set diversity records. The Academy’s massive growth is a key reason."

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