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    The Diversity Gap In The Academy Awards By The Numbers

    How diverse are the Academy Awards? We give you hard numbers to confirm your worst suspicions.

    LeeandLow
    by LeeandLow

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    The Diversity Gap in the Academy Awards: 1927-2015

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    87 years of...basically no diversity at all.

    As of 2015:

    • Only one woman of color (1%) has ever won the Academy Award for Best Actress
    • Only seven men of color (8%) have ever won the Academy Award for Best Actor
    • Only one woman (1%) has ever won the Academy Award for Best Director

    • Academy voters are 93% white and 76% male, with an average age of 63

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