#OscarsSoWhite Creator on Academy's "Tepid" Inclusion Requirements (Guest Column)

Drew Barrymore gets a bunch of surprises during a special “birthday” edition of “The Drew Barrymore Show” Tuesday.

They’re baaack! After a brief teaser trailer, the Kardashian family has officially released the first look at their new Hulu reality series, “The Kardashians”. The clip aired during Monday night’s episode of “The Bachelor” and features lots of big moments from the famous family.

Tyson Fury is set to make at least £25million in upcoming fight with Dillian Whyte - with potentially much more coming in.

In a region with as rich and exciting history as Greater Manchester, there's no shortage of things to remember and enjoy looking back on.

Stefan Savic believes his move to Manchester City in 2011 came at a time when he "may not have been ready" for the challenge of playing in the Premier League.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to anyone who has bought or rented a property since 1993.

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick lavished praise on Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone for developing the Spanish champions into 'one of the most respected' in Europe.

Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison is engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Ercan Ramandan. Sharing the news on Instagram, Vicky, 34, posted a snap of Ercan on one knee in front of her on the beach in Dubai as she leant down to kiss him. A second photo showed Vicky's stunning engagement ring.

Saffron Barker is currently starring on E4 series - the Real Dirty Dancing - where she is tasked with recreating some of the original movie's famous scenes. Amongst the other celebrity contestants are Lee Ryan and James Argent, who has gushed about dancing with Anthea Turner.The YouTube star, who has also been a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Circle, has been enjoying watching herself on TV at her parents' house despite owning her own mansion, worth over £1 million.This is due to Saffron, 21, renovating her impressive abode located in her hometown of Brighton. While her home is a building site she's taken in solace at parents Wendy and Darren's home, where fellow YouTube star brother Jed also lives.

Indiana Jones 5.The actor, reprising his titular role in the forthcoming film, is said to have noticed the medical emergency at Pinewood Studios on Monday (February 21).“All of a sudden a male member of crew collapsed,” a source close to the production told The Sun. They said Ford “was standing just yards away and yelled for a medic”.They went on to say “there was a huge amount of panic” at the time, as “the on-site first aider did CPR while they waited for an air ambulance and paramedics to arrive”.There has been no update on the condition of the crew member in question, while the source added that cast and crew members have “been at Pinewood and are due to finish Friday”.At the end of last year, rumours emerged that Phoebe Waller-Bridge might be in line to replace Harrison Ford as the lead actor in the Indiana Jones franchise.The Fleabag creator and star is starring opposite Ford in the fifth film in the instalment, and reports suggest that her character – currently undisclosed – could in fact be the lead.According to The Daily Mail, producer Kathleen Kennedy wants to make “big” changes with the new film, which could see Waller-Bridge take over the lead role.

Idris Elba has said that he is planning on “leaning away from the acting work” to focus more on his music in the coming years.The Luther and The Wire actor founded the record label 7Wallace in 2015, while he regularly performs DJ sets (including a slot at Coachella in 2019) and has released a host of solo and collaborative records in recent years.Speaking in a new interview with Vanity Fair, Elba said that he hopes people will embrace his music as much as his acting work.“Some may think, ‘Well, it will be the death of your acting if your music’s shit’,” he said. “I’ve dealt with the internal struggle of that over the years.

Liam Gallagher has said that his involvement in Kosmic Kyte, the film production company he and his brother Noel set up last year, is to stop Noel from doing “something ridiculous”.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, Liam said that he and his brother are still not on good terms despite co-founding Kosmic Kyte in 2021.Last year the company produced a new documentary, Oasis Knebworth 1996, about the band’s iconic shows in the summer of 1996. Liam told NME that he and his brother didn’t deal with one another directly, and that his involvement in the company is partly in order to counteract his brother’s presence.“I can’t remember the name, but he wanted to call the film something fucking ridiculous.

NBA All-Star Weekend is over and about four weeks away from March Madness starting. So, with this relative lull in between major basketball events, it’s not surprising that HBO has decided to debut its ambitious new basketball series right in between.

It’s the kind of tension that only reality TV can pull off.

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to grow, we keep getting new characters introduced with nearly every new film and Disney+ series, how exactly established characters will return isn’t always a lock. Some have been ushered into the MCU only to never be seen again and others pop up again in surprising ways.

Manori Ravindran International EditorColin Firth and Stanley Tucci star as a couple traveling through England in an old RV visiting friends and places from their past in “Supernova.” Check out the trailer for the film above, shared exclusively with Variety.Written and directed by Harry Macqueen (“Hinterland”), “Supernova” is billed as a modern love story centered on Sam (Firth) and Tusker (Tucci), partners of 20 years who are traveling the country in a bid to reconnect with their past amid Tusker’s early-onset dementia diagnosis. As the trip progresses, their relationship is tested like never before.

1 in 10 to 1 in 3 nominees across all performer categories.”It’s important to acknowledge that the shifts in representation in Hollywood award shows represents progress; it’s just as critical to point out that this progress has been slow, uneven and far short of what is necessary or desirable.“One in three nominees” sounds more impressive than it actually is, considering that the U.S. is poised to be a majority nonwhite nation by 2045 (and the “core demographic” of TV, aged 18 to 49, will be nonwhite even sooner — by 2033).

Most people are pleased with the progress the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ has made when it comes to diversity. Bill Maher is not one of them.

When the Academy on Sept. 8 unveiled its new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility —requiring films to hit a designated number of diversity-focused criteria to qualify for the best film category from 2024 onwards — the official line was that they had been created from a template “inspired by” the British Film Institute’s own Diversity Standards, which since 2019 BAFTA has applied to its two domestic categories,outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer.

Also Read: Oscars Set New Inclusion and Diversity Standards for Best Picture EligibilityThe winners were chosen from among 1,474 entries made by 207 domestic and 121 international schools.The winners, listed alphabetically:Alternative/Experimental (Domestic and International Film Schools) Curry Sicong Tian, “Simulacra,” University of Southern CaliforniaAnimation (Domestic Film Schools) Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma, “Ciervo,” Rhode Island School of Design Daniela Dwek, Maya Mendonca and Chrisy Baek, “Hamsa,” School of Visual Arts Kate Namowicz and Skyler Porras, “Mime Your Manners,” Ringling College of Art & DesignAnimation (International Film Schools) Pascal Schelbli, “The Beauty,” Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)Documentary

Also Read: Ron Meyer Resigns as Film Academy Museum Board of Trustees Chair“It is a privilege to work with such an esteemed board of trustees, whose vision, expertise, and wealth of experience is helping to shape the Academy Museum into the premier film destination in the world. We are taking great strides toward our opening with the leadership and guidance of Ted Sarandos, Miky Lee, Jim Gianopulos, Kimberly Steward and the entire Board,” Bill Kramer, director and president of the Academy Museum, said in a statement.The full list of the Academy Museum’s board of trustees includes: Ted Sarandos, chair; Miky Lee, vice-chair; Kimberly Steward, secretary; Jim Gianopulos, treasurer; Patricia S.

Olivia Colman and Sir Anthony Hopkins star in the new trailer for the much-talked-about upcoming movie “The Father”.

Angelique Jackson Regina King is not only bringing history to life with her film “One Night in Miami,” she’s making history of her own.After becoming the first Black female director to have a film at the Venice Film Festival, King and her cast reunited at the Toronto International Film Festival to celebrate the movie’s early positive reviews.

Angelique Jackson The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced its inaugural temporary exhibition will be a retrospective honoring Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.The presentation will be on display in the museum’s Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Gallery, and will debut when the museum opens to the public on April 30, 2021. The temporary exhibition, celebrating the legendary animator’s six-decade career, will be the first North American museum retrospective of his work.“We could not be more excited to launch our new institution with the most comprehensive presentation of Hayao’s Miyazaki’s work to date,” Academy Museum director Bill Kramer said in a statement.

Clayton Davis The Oscars unveiled new guidelines this week that are designed to promote diversity and inclusion both in front of and behind the camera.But the rules are inspiring confusion and controversy as studios and filmmakers try to figure out what the mandates mean for their movies. No worries: that’s where Variety comes in, with an “Oscar Rules for Dummies” that can serve as crib notes for awards hopefuls.Does this go into effect immediately?No, it does not.

Clayton Davis The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sent ripples through the industry Tuesday with the announcement of new diversity and representation requirements for best picture beginning in 2024. Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and president David Rubin, along with producer DeVon Franklin and Paramount chief Jim Gianopulos spoke with Variety about the new initiatives and why they are so important.An enthusiastic Hudson said this was the “fulfillment of the A2020 goal.”But the announcement was met with sharp criticisms from some observers.

The following language comes straight from The Academy: STANDARD A:  ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES, AND NARRATIVESTo achieve Standard A, the film must meet one of the following criteria:A1. Lead or significant supporting actorsAt least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.• Asian• Hispanic/Latinx• Black/African American• Indigenous/Native American/Alaskan Native• Middle Eastern/North African• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander• Other underrepresented race or ethnicityA2.

Academy shared a long list of new requirements that will take effect in 2024.The new standards were designed «to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.» Academy governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos were in charge of the new inclusion standards, creating a template inspired by the British Film Institute (BFI) Diversity Standards «used for certain funding eligibility in the UK and eligibility in some categories of the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Awards, but were adapted to serve the specific needs of the Academy.»The films that are eligible for Best Picture consideration in 2024 must meet two of the four standards shown below.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that movies will have to meet new Inclusion Standards in order to be eligible for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, starting the ceremony to be held in 2024.

Also Read: Oscars Academy Nails Diversity Goals for Membership, Eligibility Rules Could Be NextThe standards, which an Academy release said were designed “to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience,” were put together by an Academy committee headed by AMPAS governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos, and were based on similar standards used by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for some of its awards categories, and by the British Film Institute for certain funding eligibility.These rules are not the first time that the Academy has used outside factors to determine Oscar eligibility: In the 1950s, for example, it disqualified anyone who

Clayton Davis The diversity and inclusion initiative has been a heavy focus for the Oscars the past few years, shown by the expansive membership initiative. Today, as part of the Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, AMPAS announced new representation and inclusion standards in order to be eligible in the best picture category.For the 94th and 95th Oscars ceremonies, scheduled for 2022 and 2023, a film will submit a confidential Academy Inclusion Standards form to be considered for best picture.