The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative analyzed data going back to the first Academy Awards in 1929, zeroing in on women and people of color among nominees and winners in feature films.
"When we look back across 95 years this is a fairly exclusionary institution," said Stacy Smith, founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.found women make up 17% of nominees and less than 2% are women of color. The percentages among winners are about the same. "We're still seeing women marginalized and excluded in some really important categories," said Smith.
This year's nominations are particularly historic for Asian American representation. Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian-identifying best actress nominee for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." The film also leads in Academy nominations overall. "So many of the iconic works that we know in theater that feature Asian Americans -- if you think about 'South Pacific' or 'The King and I' or 'Miss Saigon' - are actually not written by Asian Americans," said Desai."We wanted to create a space where you could bring your whole self and that could be embraced," said Desai.
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