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| AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs to preside over a meeting of its board on Jan. 26 to consider changes in membership and categories to stem complaints of lack of diversity in its ranks (AMPAS Photo). |
LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts &
Sciences is considering an overhaul of membership requirements at next
week’s board meeting as it continues to deal with criticism over this
year’s list of nominees.
At
the Jan. 26 meeting will work to fight the seeming perception that the
Academy is racist or elitist. The general consensus appears to be that
the industry itself needs to make big changes, perhaps including a
return to 10 best-picture contenders after many have voiced complaints
that “Straight Outta Compton” would have been nominated if there were
more than this eight slots in the category.
AMPAS
president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in a Jan. 8 statement that the
Academy “is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our
membership.” She added that there will be “a review of our membership
recruitment in order to bring about much-needed diversity…”
Next
week’s board meeting could turn out to be a marathon session. With many
of its 6,261 voting members unlikely to support change, it's unclear
what the outcome may be according to media sources.
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