scars Chief John Bailey Says Hollywood Abuses Are Being 'Jack-hammered Into Oblivion'

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Oscars Chief John Bailey Says Hollywood Abuses Are Being 'Jack-hammered Into Oblivion'
John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, told more than 200 Oscar nominees that the Academy was working hard toward a greater diversity.
Updated on: February 6, 2018, 11:35 AM IST
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Oscars Chief John Bailey Says Hollywood Abuses Are Being 'Jack-hammered Into Oblivion'
Los Angeles: The president of the group that hands out the annual Oscars declared on Monday that some of the worst abuses in the movie industry were finally being "jack-hammered into oblivion."

John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, told more than 200 Oscar nominees that the Academy was working hard toward a greater diversity.

The Oscars, the highest honours in the movie business, have been criticized in recent years for excluding people of colour from nominations. In response to the #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign, it has broadened its white, old and male-dominated membership to invite more women and people of colour into its 8,000-strong ranks.