Diversity in Hollywood has declined in 2022 even though diverse films performed the best in theaters.
Although there have been huge accomplishments in Hollywood this year in terms of diversity such as Everything Everywhere All at Once sweeping the big Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards, Ruth E. Carter becoming the first Black woman to win two Oscars for costume design, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC becoming the first woman of color to grace the cover of American Cinematographer Magazine, women and people of color are still underrepresented in most jobs in the film industry.
According to the latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, there has been a dip in the steadily rising numbers of representation in the film industry. In 2022, diversity in several key roles has returned to 2019 levels.
Why have these numbers fallen when diverse movies are more successful at the box office? Let’s get into it.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
