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Study: 94% of Oscar Voters Are White, 77% Are Male

HeadlineFeb 21, 2012

In entertainment news, a study by the Los Angeles Times has revealed the voters deciding Sunday’s Academy Awards winners are almost all white and mostly male. There are 5,765 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Of the group, 94 percent of them are white and 77 percent are men. African Americans make up about 2 percent of the academy, and Latinos are less than 2 percent.

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