As she sat having her makeup done, a staff member gravely handed her the packet containing the list of names. Boone Isaacs was desperately hoping to avoid a repeat in 2016. In response, an activist named April Reign tweeted, “#OscarsSoWhite they asked to touch my hair,” launching a hashtag movement that laid Hollywood’s diversity problems at the Academy’s feet. In 2015, all the acting nominees were white, and the civil-rights drama “Selma” received no nods for its cast or for its director, Ava DuVernay. ![]() ![]() The Academy’s first black president and third female president (after Bette Davis and Fay Kanin), Boone Isaacs has presided over a tumultuous era. ![]() In response to #OscarsSoWhite, some members were shifted to “emeritus status.” Illustration by Golden Cosmos
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