Oscars announce that films will have to meet 'representation and inclusion' requirements if they are eligible to win Best Picture

  • Starting in 2024, films that wish to be eligible for the Best Picture Oscar must meet certain diversity requirements 
  • The initiative is part of the Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, aiming at increasing diversity within the Academy's ranks
  • Films must meet at least two of four new standards if they wish to be Best Picture eligible, though all other categories will be held to previous standards.
  • The first standard include having a lead or supporting character from a diverse group or have 30% of actors in an ensemble from a diverse group
  • The second standard calls for two creative leadership roles to be filled by underrepresented groups.
  • The third standard calls for studios and production companies to have interns/apprentices from underrepresented groups while the fourth calls for underrepresented groups to be present in the film's marketing and publicity. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a sweeping new diversity measures that holds film productions and studios accountable for promoting inclusion.
    The diversity initiatives will go into effect with films released in the year 2024, which will be recognized at the 96th Oscars in 2025.
    Films vying for Best Picture in 2022 and 2023 will be required to fill out a confidential Academy Inclusion Standards form, though meeting inclusion thresholds will not be required for Best Picture eligibility until 2024.
    Diversity: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a sweeping new diversity measures that holds film productions and studios accountable for promoting inclusion
    Diversity: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a sweeping new diversity measures that holds film productions and studios accountable for promoting inclusion
    Inclusion: Films vying for Best Picture in 2022 and 2023 will be required to fill out a confidential Academy Inclusion Standards form, though meeting inclusion thresholds will not be required for Best Picture eligibility until 2024
    Inclusion: Films vying for Best Picture in 2022 and 2023 will be required to fill out a confidential Academy Inclusion Standards form, though meeting inclusion thresholds will not be required for Best Picture eligibility until 2024
    The guidelines were developed by Academy governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos, who lead a task force to develop the standards.
    The standards were inspired by British Film Institute (BFI) Diversity Standards, which determine funding for some films in the UK and eligibility in some categories of the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Awards.
    These guidelines, though, 'were adapted to serve the specific needs of the Academy,' which consulted with the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
    Guidelines: The guidelines were developed by Academy governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos, who lead a task force to develop the standards
    Guidelines: The guidelines were developed by Academy governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos, who lead a task force to develop the standards
    'The aperture must widen to reflect our diverse global population in both the creation of motion pictures and in the audiences who connect with them,' said Academy President David Rubin and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson in a statement. 
    'The Academy is committed to playing a vital role in helping make this a reality,' they continued.
    'We believe these inclusion standards will be a catalyst for long-lasting, essential change in our industry,' the statement concluded.
    Committed: 'The Academy is committed to playing a vital role in helping make this a reality,' they continued
    Committed: 'The Academy is committed to playing a vital role in helping make this a reality,' they continued
    Starting in 2024, films will need to meet at least two of four new standards to qualify for Best Picture.
    The first standard focuses on 'on-screen representation, themes and narratives,' with a film required to meet at least one of three criteria to achieve this standard.
    The first criteria is that a film must have at least one lead or significant supporting actor' from an underrepresented group including Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American, Indigenous/Native American/Alaskan Native, Middle Eastern/North African Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander or Other underrepresented race or ethnicity.
    New standards: Starting in 2024, films will need to meet at least two of four new standards to qualify for Best Picture
    New standards: Starting in 2024, films will need to meet at least two of four new standards to qualify for Best Picture
    If the film is an ensemble, there must be at least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles who are either women, from a racial or ethnic group, from the LGBTQ+ community or people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    The third criteria revolves around the story, which must revolve around women, from a racial or ethnic group, from the LGBTQ+ community or people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing to qualify for this criteria.
    If any one of those criteria are met, a film achieves the first standard, with the second focusing on 'creative leadership and project team.' 
    Criteria: If any one of those criteria are met, a film achieves the first standard, with the second focusing on 'creative leadership and project team.
    Criteria: If any one of those criteria are met, a film achieves the first standard, with the second focusing on 'creative leadership and project team.
    To achieve the second standard, a film must meet at least one of the three criteria below.
    The first reveals that a film must have at least two creative leaders or department heads in the following roles - Casting Director, Cinematographer, Composer, Costume Designer, Director, Editor, Hairstylist, Makeup Artist, Producer, Production Designer, Set Decorator, Sound, VFX Supervisor, Writer - who are either women, from a racial or ethnic group, from the LGBTQ+ community or people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    Of those two positions, at least one must be from the following groups: Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American, Indigenous/Native American/Alaskan Native, Middle Eastern/North African Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander or Other underrepresented race or ethnicity. 
    Criteria: To achieve the second standard, a film must meet at least one of the three criteria below
    Criteria: To achieve the second standard, a film must meet at least one of the three criteria below
    The second criteria states that at least six other crew members/technical team members must be from an underrepresented group, including positions such as First AD, Gaffer, Script Supervisor.  
    The third criteria states that the entire crew must be comprised of over 30% of those from underrepresented groups such as women, from a racial or ethnic group, from the LGBTQ+ community or people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    The third standard focuses on Industry Access and Opportunities, with two criteria, both of which that must be met. 
    Crew: The second criteria states that at least six other crew members/technical team members must be from an underrepresented group, including positions such as First AD, Gaffer, Script Supervisor.
    Crew: The second criteria states that at least six other crew members/technical team members must be from an underrepresented group, including positions such as First AD, Gaffer, Script Supervisor.
    The first criteria is that a film's studio or production company must have paid interns who are from the following groups: women, from a racial or ethnic group, from the LGBTQ+ community or people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    Major studios are required to have, 'substantive, ongoing paid apprenticeships/internships inclusive of underrepresented groups (must also include racial or ethnic groups) in most of the following departments: production/development, physical production, post-production, music, VFX, acquisitions, business affairs, distribution, marketing and publicity.'
    Mini-major and/or independent companies/studios must have, 'a minimum of two apprentices/interns from the above underrepresented groups (at least one from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group) in at least one of the following departments: production/development, physical production, post-production, music, VFX, acquisitions, business affairs, distribution, marketing and publicity."
    Intern: The first criteria is that a film's studio or production company must have paid interns who are from the following groups: women, from a racial or ethnic group, from the LGBTQ+ community or people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing
    Intern: The first criteria is that a film's studio or production company must have paid interns who are from the following groups: women, from a racial or ethnic group, from the LGBTQ+ community or people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing
    The second criteria states that a film company must offer, 'training and/or work opportunities for below-the-line skill development to people from the following underrepresented groups: Women, Racial or ethnic group,LGBTQ+, People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    The fourth and final standard relates to Audience Development, which states that the studio or production company must have 'multiple in-house senior executives' from underrepresented groups on their publicity and marketing teams. 
    The Academy added that films in the specialty feature categories (Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, International Feature Film), 'will be addressed separately.'


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