Half of the 842 people invited to join the organisation that awards the Oscars are women, the body said Monday, with Lady Gaga among those to be admitted this year.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issues a round of invitations annually, and has significantly boosted its female and ethnic intake in recent times due to criticism over its mainly white, male membership.
Invitations to the likes of Claire Foy, Elisabeth Moss and Gaga, who won a best original song statuette for “A Star Is Born,” will bring the overall proportion of female members to 32 percent, from one-quarter in 2015.
It is the first time an annual intake has reached 50 percent female, organizers told AFP.
Via France 24 / AFP
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