http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-oscars-diversity-20150224-story.html#page=1
The ABC's Oscar telecast was seen by about 36.6 million people this year. That was actually a 16% drop from last year. Some people question whether it was the less known films or different host. But one big problem seen by many was the giant absence of minority groups in the nominees. Although this was the year with the most diverse group of presenters, 15 in fact, people still didn't believe it was enough. This caught my eye because it's somethingthat should be noticed. The Academy board is predominately white older males. Minority groups aren't widley represented here. Fortunately this Oscar show came with memorable moments for minorities such as John Legend and Common's performance and having a Mexican director win best picture. He even dedicated his Oscar to the people of Mexico and stated that immigrants should be treated with dignity and respect. As a student, it makes me happy to learn of ethnically diverse people creating important moments in the film industry and hopefully more will follow. A question I have is how will the Academy board begin to add a larger and more diverse membership to their board?
I notice that every year the ratings for award shows goes down. I feel that none of these movies catch the eyes of the audiences.
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