In the Oscar nominations, progress — and there was some — comes in fits and starts

Nominations for the 91st Oscars include record representation for LGBTQ stories, two nods for Mexican actresses and enough contradictory signals to confuse even the savviest awards season enthusiasts.

This year's Oscar slate serves as a snapshot of a motion picture academy in transition. Three years into a diversity initiative aimed at doubling the number of women and minorities in its ranks by 2020, the academy has added nearly 2,400 members, including 2018's record class of 928 invitees. That means roughly 30 percent of the current 7,902 voters weren't around when "Spotlight" won best picture in 2016.

That massive overhaul - including more women (31