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Oscar diversity campaign may take time to find its rainbow

Spike Lee poses on the red carpet at the premiere of "Chi-Raq" in New YorkBy Steve Gorman and Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Oscars have launched a landmark campaign to diversify the ranks of Academy Award voters who decide which actors, movies and filmmakers earn recognition, but Hollywood's highest honors may remain a predominantly white affair for some time to come. Amid an outcry against a field of Oscar-nominated performers lacking a single person of color for a second straight year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a sweeping affirmative action program on Friday, pledging to double female and minority membership by 2020. "It's unprecedented for the academy to make this kind of drastic overhaul," said Tom O'Neil, editor of the awards-tracking website Gold Derby.




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