The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards the Oscars.Several Hollywood figures boycotted this year’s Oscars because there was no diverse voices.
Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett-Smith were among those who objected to there being no non-white nominees in the acting categories and the row saw the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trending for several days after the nominations were announced.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, has added “diverse voices” to its board after a row about ethnic diversity.Three new governors have been appointed, including African-American producer Reginald Hudlin and Korean-born director Jennifer Yuh Nelson.
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said the board now had “much more of a diversity representation to it”.The Academy has also appointed six new committee members, which include Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal and African-American producers Effie Brown and Stephanie Allain.
