미 아카데미, 작품상 선정 기준에 다양성 조건 신설...베를린 영화제 남여주연상 폐지<br /><br />Bong Joon-ho's black comedy 'Parasite' became the first non-English language film to win 'Best Picture' at the Academy awards earlier this year. But, from 2024, for a movie to be nominated for an Oscar as 'Best Picture', it must meet a new set of diversity standards both on camera and behind the scenes...aimed at bringing what the Academy says will be "long-lasting, essential change to the movie industry".<br />Bae Eun-ji has this report.<br />A new set of standards will change the way Oscars are awarded to nominees for 'Best Picture' starting in 2024.<br />The body which oversees the Oscars, California-based 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences',... revealed Tuesday local time,...that it has added a new set of diversity requirements for films to be able to be nominated for the prestigious award.<br />The Academy has been criticized for failing to honor enough people of color with the social media hashtag '#OscarsSoWhite'.<br />Films must meet certain standards such as casting more than one lead actor or a significant supporting actor who is from an under-represented minority group.<br />Alternatively, 30-percent of the cast should come from at least two of the under-represented categories...including women, those from the LGBTQ community, or people with disabilities.<br />Or, the film's story line must be focused on these groups.<br />The Academy said...the new measures will become (quote) "a catalyst for long-lasting, essential change in the industry".<br />In February, South Korean movie 'Parasite' made history by becoming the first non-English-language film to win 'Best Picture'.<br />But the trend of recognizing diversity has also led the Berlin Film Festival making its acting prizes gender-neutral.<br />The festival's organizers said in a statement that...not separating the awards according to gender, signals the need for more gender-sensitive awareness within the movie industry.<br />Bae Eun-ji, Arirang News.<br />
