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The 93rd Academy Awards finally gives Asian performers credit for their movies, while the two actor categories are the most diverse yet.
Last summer, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it had met its A2020 targets to double the numbers of women and people of color in its membership. Although that doesn t necessarily mean gender and racial parity have been achieved, the first post-A2020 yield of nominations are promising.
For the 93rd Academy Awards, performers of color comprise the majority in both actor categories, with Riz Ahmed (
Sound of Metal), Chadwick Boseman (
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom) and Steven Yeun (
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