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February 21, 2012

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