Oscar diversity campaign may take time - but Chris will still rock the show
Academy announces sweeping changes, pledging to double female, minority membership by 2020
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THE Oscars have launched a landmark campaign to diversify the ranks of Academy Award voters who decide which actors, movies and filmmakers earn recognition, but Hollywood's highest honours may remain a predominantly white affair for some time to come.
Amid an outcry against a field of Oscar-nominated performers lacking a single person of colour for a second straight year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a sweeping affirmative action programme last Friday, pledging to double female and minority membership by 2020.
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