‘The Academy is trying to reduce the number of old white men so they can meet their numbers, and that’s not right,’ says screenwriter Robert Bassing
Older Academy members are continuing to voice their disquiet in the face of a possible cessation of their right to vote for the Oscars.
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Older Academy members are continuing to voice their disquiet in the face of a possible cessation of their right to vote for the Oscars.
Related: Oscars members list: one small step toward a more diverse Academy
Continue reading...
- 9/7/2016
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
The Academy may be headed to court over its controversial new policy to strip "inactive" members of Oscar voting privileges. Robert Bassing, 91, a member of the writers branch since 1958, says he plans to take legal action against the organization for age discrimination after receiving a letter this summer from Lorenza Munoz, the Academy's managing director of membership and awards, informing him that he is one of an unspecified number of members who may lose their ability to vote because of inactivity in the business. "Based on published information researched by the Academy, it appears you may qualify for emeritus
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- 9/7/2016
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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