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February 20th, 2012 
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The findings make frustrating reading for the academy’s critics, among them
Denzel Washington and Samuel L Jackson, who have spent years protesting at
the lack of black and minority nominees.
Others reacted with anger, with some insiders calling the situation
“ridiculous”.
“You would think that in this day and age, there would be a little more
equality across the board, but that is not the case,” Nancy Schreiber,
one of a handful of women working in the academy’s cinematography branch,
told the LA Times. “Being a cinematographer should not be gender-based, and
it is ridiculous that it is.”
Some also claim inequality in the voter make-up has led to a skewed winners’
record.
Bernie Casey, a black actor who says he recently quit the academy due to
inequalities, said people of colour are always “peripheral” when it comes to
doling out the awards.
“Asians, Latinos, black people – you never see them. We are 320 million people
in America and about 48 million black people and the same of Latin descent –
but you would not believe that based on what you see in the films,” he said.
However, not everyone agrees. Frank Pierson, the former academy president who
serves on the board of governors, says membership should be on merit and not
tapered to fit an ideal. Mr Pierson was himself an Oscar winner in 1976 for
screenplay Dog Day Afternoon.
“I don’t see any reason why the academy should represent the entire American
population. That’s what the People’s Choice Awards are for,” he said. “We
represent the professional filmmakers, and if that doesn’t reflect the
general population, so be it.”
Another member points out that the current system means membership will always
be slanted towards older individuals due to the difficulty in being accepted
into the fold.
* There have been several minority actors nominated for Oscars, including
Octavia Spencer for her role in The Help, and Mexican performer Demian
Bichir for his role in A Better Life. This year’s Oscars ceremony will be on
Sunday February 26.
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