Black Directors Had A Big Year In 2018 — But Other Inclusion Numbers Stagnated
A new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found a huge leap in the number of black directors behind the year's biggest films. But its findings elsewhere in Hollywood weren't so rosy.
Black directors had a "banner year" in 2018, according to the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. The organization, which tracks diversity in Hollywood, says there were 16 black directors with films among last year's 100 top-grossing scripted movies — a big leap from 2017, when there were only six.
The tally in 2018 is by far the most the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has recorded
