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UCLA diversity report finds women and minorities drove Hollywood's biggest successes

LOS ANGELES -- "Barbie" may have painted the box office pink last year, but the overall picture for women in Hollywood could leave you feeling blue. Women and people of color drove the biggest box office winners of 2023 even as they continued to remain underrepresented in the film industry, according to the latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report released Thursday. Despite last summer's ...
Margot Robbie stars in "Barbie."

LOS ANGELES -- "Barbie" may have painted the box office pink last year, but the overall picture for women in Hollywood could leave you feeling blue.

Women and people of color drove the biggest box office winners of 2023 even as they continued to remain underrepresented in the film industry, according to the latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report released Thursday.

Despite last summer's "Barbie" juggernaut, women's representation among screenwriters, lead actors and overall cast dropped in 2023, with the share of women in the directing

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