For so many in Hollywood, the 91st Academy Awards was a huge night for celebration. But this year’s Oscars also marked a number of big milestones, as a remarkable amount of women and people of color achieved historic wins.
In years past, the awards have come under scrutiny for the lack of diversity in nominees, and the Academy has been trying to address these issues. In 2018, they invited a record group of 928 new members in hopes of increasing representation of people of color from 13 percent to 16 percent, and women from 28 percent to 31 percent.
Though all-male categories were still very much present at awards shows this year, at the Academy Awards on Sunday night several women not only won Oscars, but became the first of their identity groups to do so. Not to mention, for the first time ever, people of color won the majority of acting Oscars. Read more…
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