Latest Stories- Oscars 2023: Academy President says new diversity rules next year wouldn’t change a single film in contention – even historically | Ents & Arts News

Every single past Oscar nominee for Best Picture would still qualify under new diversity rules being introduced by the Academy Awards next year, according to its President, Janet

Yang.Speaking exclusively to Sky News ahead of Sunday's Oscars ceremony, when asked whether a film like All Quiet On The Western Front - top-heavy with white male stars - would

still be eligible under the Academy's new criteria (which kicks in in 2024) Yang confirmed: "We did find that, given these new guidelines all the past nominations would still

qualify." Image: Felix Kammerer as Paul Baumer in All Quiet On The Western Front. Pic: Netflix Explaining how the changes are more about encouraging studios to be more accountable,

Yang clarified: "It is almost a way for people to feel a bit more conscious about those things."Following the #OscarsSoWhite controversy which exploded in 2015, the pressure has

been on the Academy to lead the way on improving representation in the industry.Its historically overwhelmingly old, white male voting membership has been increased dramatically to

around 9,500 voting members this year. Additionally, the Academy's new diversity rules will force studios to satisfy two of four criteria for their films to be eligible for Best

Picture from 2024 - things like ensuring a third of the cast is from "an underrepresented group" or that 30% of crew are from diverse racial or ethnic groups.The move has been

widely heralded as progress, but as Yang told Sky News, regulation is a complicated process.Read more:The Goonies star Martha Plimpton on the 80s, Oscars and playing a criminal

mamaWhat is the new Oscars crisis team and what do they do?"It's finding the right balance. So, we want rules that make sense, that keep people kind of on your toes about it, but

not telling people what to make," the film producer and Academy President explained. While Asian actors have received a historic high of four nominations this year, there are zero

women up for Best Director and only two black actors nominated in the acting categories. Image: Jalyn Hall and Danielle Deadwyler (L-R) in Till. Pic: Lynsey Weatherspoon/Orion

Pictures Eyebrows were raised when nominations were announced last month, revealing that the Academy seemingly overlooked critically acclaimed performances from both Danielle

Deadwyler in Till and Viola Davis in The Woman King.Viola Davis, speaking at the BAFTAs, told Sky News: "As artists, and there were a lot of female artists and artists of colour

working on our film, we want to be acknowledged for our skill, for our excellence, for our craft. These are people that have been working for years, decades, doing what we do, and