This has not been a good year for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak. Less than a year ago the Academy put on one of the most critically lambasted Oscar shows in great memory. That was followed by the controversial decision to change the best picture rules after only two years of a 10 nominees system. Next came the eyebrow raising good decision to hire industry infant terrible Brett Ratner as the co-executive producer of the this year's 84th Academy Awards along with the bizarre return of previous producer Don Misher.
Today Sherak and the Academy found themselves the subject of a major investigative article from the Los Angeles Times breaking down the organization's usually private membership details. The subject matter is especially timely as the Oscars
follow a year of zero nominations for minorities in the major categories with just three in 2012. The results of the Times findings aren't shocking, but they are incredibly discouraging for an organization that has publicly been trying to diversify since 2003.
follow a year of zero nominations for minorities in the major categories with just three in 2012. The results of the Times findings aren't shocking, but they are incredibly discouraging for an organization that has publicly been trying to diversify since 2003.When the names of winners are revealed on Oscar night, year 2011 of suspense give way to tears, smiles and nice speeches. Yet when the curtain falls, one question remains: Who cast the votes?About 37 million people tuned in to the Academy Awards Oscars last year, and a great deal rides on the show's outcome. Winning a golden statuette can vault an actor to stardom, add millions to a movie's box office and boost a studio's prestige.
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