"let’s just call it what it is: a white capitalist patriarchy." (1)
STATISTICS
Who is nominated? |
Who are the winners? |
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Who are the oscar voters?
The Oscar voters are 94% white and 77% male. They have a median age of 62. Only 14% of voters are under the age of 50. "Some of the academy's 15 branches are almost exclusively white and male" "Men compose more than 90% of five branches, including cinematography and visual effects." The academy has 43 members in its board of governors, only six of which are women. (3) |
EXPLAINS A LOT, DOESN'T IT?
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Footnotes: (1) http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/15/oscars-white-men-hollywood-women (2) https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/gender-inequality-in-film/#!prettyPhoto/0/ (3) http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/oscars/la-et-unmasking-oscar-academy-project-20120219-story.html#page=1