Academy Considering Changes To Best Picture Nominees & Expanding Acting Categories To Address Diversity Issue

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs has promised "dramatic steps" would be taken address the diversity woes that have surfaced in an ugly way across this year's Oscar nominees, in which 95.3% of those going for a trophy are white. And while Isaacs has already promised that Academy membership will be consciously expanded to include more people of color, even more measures are being considered to ensure that next year, a batch of nominees more reflective of society at large will be named.

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The New York Times reports that next week, the Academy will be announcing some changes to the Oscars. It's expected that they will go with a solid ten-film roster for Best Picture, instead of a fluctuating number year-by-year. However, the other changes being discussed are a bit more eye opening. Some are calling for the acting fields to opened up to honor a larger group of nominees, possibly up...