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Academy announces major changes to membership amid #OscarsSoWhite backlash
The new rules may alter what critics have described as the insidery nature of gaining The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences membership.
Sat Jan 23 2016
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Oscars' governing body diversifying membership, says chief
The Academy Awards' governing body is diversifying the group's membership, its president said on Tuesday, following recent criticism that it is dominated by white, elderly men.
Tue Oct 06 2015