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Share on Twitter Chloé Zhao has become the first woman of colour and second female ever to win a best director Oscar, taking out the award for her role in the acclaimed film Nomadland. Zhao was born in Beijing before relocating to the UK and later the US, and has previously spoken candidly about feeling like an outsider in Hollywood. “My life has been so transient and fast-moving. I’ve always been an outsider, I m drawn to outsiders, she told film-maker Alfonso Cuarón earlier this month. The Oscar award has consolidated Zhao’s domination of the best director category this award season, after previously being recognised by the Golden Globes and Baftas. ....
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BBC News By Manish Pandey image copyrightGetty Images 2020 was a strange year for Hollywood film releases but it was also, the industry s most successful year on the diversity front . That s according to a report by UCLA which also found movie watchers in the US are becoming more diverse and prefer content with greater diversity. The number of ethnic minorities involved in watching or making American movies also increased. The top 185 English-language films released were examined. Eight of the top 10 theatrically released films had casts in which minorities made up more than 30%, including Bad Boys for Life, starring Will Smith - which had 50%. ....
Diversity Of Film Casts “Skyrocketed” In 2020, UCLA Film Inclusion Report Finds Deadline 4 hrs ago Cast diversity in films “skyrocketed” last year, according to the latest inclusion report from UCLA. “People of color and women made tremendous strides among film leads since the last report, cementing 2020 as a watershed moment for diversity,” the study says. “For the first time, both groups nearly reached proportionate representation among film leads.” And while 2020 was certainly Hollywood’s most atypical year in terms of how films were released, the report concluded that it “was the industry’s most successful year on the diversity front.” More from Deadline ....