The Academy announced a sweeping plan on Friday to change the make-up of its voting body.
We will apply these same standards retroactively to current members.
Those who do not qualify for active status will be moved to emeritus status.
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Emeritus members do not pay dues but enjoy all the privileges of membership, except voting.
This will not affect voting for this years Oscars.
She then added, Shame is a helluva motivator.
Weve all felt shame even when we didnt believe we were wrong.
Its the fact that EVERYONE ELSE thinks youre wrong.
Fix it mode kicks in, DuVernay wrote.
Marginalized artists have advocated for Academy change for DECADES.
Calls voiced FROM THE STAGE.
Whether its shame, true feelings, or being dragged kicking + screaming, just get it done.
Because the alternative isnt pretty.
Its in the executive office of the Hollywood studios and TV and cable networks.
This is where the gatekeepers decide what gets made and what gets jettisoned to turnaround or scrap heap.
This is whats important.
Those with the green light vote.
Writing on Twitter after news of the Academys changes broke, actor John Leguizamo echoed Lees statements.
[W]ish studiosd catch up cause therein lies [the problem].
Over the last two years, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trended on Twitter in the wake of the nominations.
The creator of the trend, April Reign, wrote Friday that she was floored by the Academys announcement.
Thank you for sharing the news.
I wouldnt have known for hours.
Thank you so much for the support, she wrote on Twitter, alongside the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.
She later added, Whos buying the first round?
