Where’s the Diversity, Hollywood? 85 Years of the Academy Awards.
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Where’s the Diversity, Hollywood? 85 Years of the Academy Awards.
Reblogged from the open book
4gottenadoptee 
this year, same thing – do we note a pattern here?
A recent survey unearthed that 93 percent of Academy voters are white, 76 per cent are male, and the average age is 63. This puts into perspective the lopsided nature of power in Hollywood, that the highest honour is overwhelmingly decided by old white dudes who vote in secret. In a film like Creed, of all the characters they’ll identify with, of course it’s the old white guy many are surprised is still working.