The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the annual Oscars awards ceremony, said today that it will double the number of female and minority members in its ranks by 2020. The decision comes after the ceremony received widespread criticism for a lack of diversity in its choices of nominees.
Below are visualizations showing breakdowns of Academy Award voters by gender and race, as well as showing a racial breakdown of the 2016 Oscar nominees.
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