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Originally posted by KeirGrey
I'm sure she knows more than you about it lol
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"I have to tell you," said Academy member Viola Davis, nominated for lead actress this year for "The Help." "I don't even know who is a member of the Academy."
Oscar voters are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male. Blacks are about 2% of the Academy, and Latinos are less than 2%.
Caucasians currently make up 90% or more of every Academy branch except actors, whose roster is 88% white. The Academy's executive branch is 98% white, as is its writers branch. Men compose more than 90% of five branches, incl. cinematography and visual effects. Of the Academy's 43-member board of governors, six are women; Public relations executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs is the sole person of colour.
Apparently I do.