Big news out of the Academy to increase diversity today. You can read their full statement on their website, but here are the main points as I understand them:
- Goal of doubling the number of women and diverse members by 2020
- New members will be granted voting status for 10 years.
- Voting status can be renewed for another 10 years if the member has been active during that decade.
- Members can receive Lifetime votings status after three ten-year terms.
- Members can also receive Lifetime voting status if they have been nominated or won an Oscar.
- These same standards will be applied retroactively to current members.
- Those who do not qualify for active status will be moved to emeritus status.
- Emeritus members do not pay dues but enjoy all privileges of membership -- except voting.
- These changes take effect after this year’s Oscars have been completed.
- New members can still be added through the existing process of getting two sponsors.
- Additionally, the academy will begin “an ambitious, global campaign to identify and recruit qualified new members who represent greater diversity.”
- Three new seats are being added to the Board Of Governors. They will be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Board for three-year terms
- New members will also be added to the executive and board committees of the Academy’s branches.
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