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People in the movie are that the movie industry is run by "old men". People complained after the Oscar came out because all 20 of the actors who could win an Oscar are white. There are no women in the directing or writing . The Los Angeles Times carried out a on who the members of the Academy are. The choose the men and women who are nominated for an Oscar. The survey found that the members of the academy were 94 per cent white, male, with an age of 62. Critics say there is too little in the Oscars.

Civil rights Al Sharpton criticised the Academy. He said: "The movie is like the Rocky Mountains - the you get, the whiter it gets." He added that: "The lack of diversity in [the] Oscar nominations is []." He pointed out that a movie nominated for this year's 'Best Picture' , 'Selma,' was about , but no non-white actors were up for an award. The of the Academy said the members do nominate the best people, of their colour or . However, she hoped Hollywood would become more .

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