#OscarsSoWhite might not be solved after all
Did the 2017 Oscars signal the beginning of a more diverse Hollywood?
By many accounts, yes. "Moonlight" won best picture and the film academy rewarded more African American actors and filmmakers in more categories than it ever had in a single year.
But just two months before 2018's Oscar nominations are announced, the projected representation of diversity on film's biggest night is complicated at best. The talk around Hollywood is that the 20 acting nominees could be all white once more.
"It looks like there is a lot more work to be done," says April Reign, #OscarsSoWhite creator. "But I always knew that it would not be solved in one year or two or three."
Since 2015, when the hashtag first became a rallying cry for inclusion, most, if not all, of the big studios have reinvigorated or created diversity
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