Group D standards deal with “audience development,” with is Hollywood’s way of talking about the parts of the business that get people to buy tickets to movies. Must offer training and work opportunities in “below the line” (essentially, lower- and mid-level positions) to people from underrepresented identity groups.Must offer paid internship or apprenticeship opportunities, in a variety of departments, to people from underrepresented identity groups, and must actually be employing people in those positions (numbers vary according to the size of the company).But in general, to qualify in this category, the film’s production company or distributor must meet both of these two standards: There’s some fine print here distinguishing between huge companies with deep pockets (like Disney and Warner Bros.) and smaller companies or independent productions. Group C standards have to do with the (paid) training opportunities that film companies offer groups of people who are underrepresented in Hollywood. At least 30 percent of the crew are from an underrepresented identity group.At least six people on the crew (excluding production assistants, generally the entry-level position on set) are from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
Additionally, a minimum of one of these must be from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group. At least two heads of major departments (such as editing, director, makeup and hairstyling, costuming, or sound, as well as many others) must be from an underrepresented identity group.To meet these standards, a film must meet one of the following criteria: Group B standards regard the creative and production team behind the film. A main storyline or subject that centers on an underrepresented identity group.At least 30 percent of a cast in secondary and minor roles from two underrepresented identity groups.At least one “lead or significant supporting actor” from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.In this category, movies must have one of the following:
The first category of standards (which the Academy calls Group A) deals with the stories or characters on the actual screen. For simplicity’s sake, I’ll refer to this group taken together as underrepresented identity groups. The Academy also designates a broader set of identity groups within the standards, which includes the underrepresented racial and ethnic groups listed above as well as women, LBGTQ+ people, and people with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing.The Academy designates “underrepresented racial or ethnic groups” within the standards to include Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American, Indigenous/Native American/Alaskan Native, Middle Eastern/North African, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or “other underrepresented race or ethnicity.” I’ll refer to this category as underrepresented racial or ethnic groups.This gets wordy fast, so to make it easier, I’ll use the following terminology: Movies will need to meet the standards in two of four categories in order to qualify.įirst, a note.
#IT TAKES TWO NOMINATIONS FULL#
You can read the full standards on the Oscars website, but they basically break down into two big buckets: standards promoting more inclusive representation and standards promoting more inclusive employment.
There are four categories of inclusion standards. On September 8, the Academy announced a set of new eligibility guidelines for films aiming to compete for Best Picture, considered the top prize at the Oscars. So here’s a quick guide to the guidelines, what they actually mean for the Oscars, and whether they’ll have any effect on either the show or the industry at large. Should they?īut it’s caused some confusion, with people (some of whom don’t seem to have actually read the guidelines before weighing in) alternately cheering and booing the changes. The 2021 Oscars are moving to April due to the pandemic.
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