Academy Awards are 'for white men' (British)
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Many people in the movie world are angry that Hollywood and the movie industry are run by "old white men". People complained after the Oscar nominations came out last Thursday because all 20 of the actors in with a chance of winning an Oscar are white. In addition, there are no women in the directing or writing categories. The Los Angeles Times newspaper carried out a survey in 2012 on who the members of the Academy are. The members are the people who choose the men and women who are nominated for an Oscar. The LA Times survey found that the members of the academy were 94 per cent white, largely male, with an average age of 62. Critics say this means there is too little diversity in the Oscars.
Civil rights campaigner Al Sharpton was one of the biggest critics of the Academy. He complained that: "The movie industry is like the Rocky Mountains - the higher you get, the whiter it gets." He added that: "The lack of diversity in [the] Oscar nominations is [terrible]." He said it was strange that one of the movies nominated for this year's 'Best Picture' award, 'Selma,' was about racism, but none of the actors in Selma nor any non-white actors in other movies were up for an award. Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy, said the members do their best to nominate the best people, regardless of their colour or gender. However, she did say that she hoped Hollywood would become more diverse.
1. TRUE / FALSE:Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.The article said many white men are angry with the movie industry.T / F
b.Only one of 20 actors nominated for an award is non-white.T / F
c.There are no women up for an Oscar of any kind.T / F
d.The average age of a member of the Oscars Academy is 62.T / F
e.Al Sharpton talked about a new movie called 'Rocky Mountains'.T / F
f.Al Sharpton was unhappy with the lack of diversity in the Oscars.T / F
g.No actor in the movie 'Selma' has been nominated for an award.T / F
h.The Academy president is a woman.T / F
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.How do many people in the movie world feel about their industry?
2.How many actors have a chance of winning an Oscar?
3.When did the LA Times carry out a survey?
4.What percentage of the Academy is white?
5.What do critics say there is too little of in the Oscars?
6.Who is Al Sharpton?
7.What mountain range did Al Sharpton compare the Academy to?
8.What movie in the article could win the 'Best Picture' award?
9.Who is Cheryl Boone Isaacs?
10.What did Cheryl Boone Isaacs hope would become more diverse?
答案
TRUE / FALSE
a F b F c F d T e F f T g T h T
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.Angry
2.20
3.2012
4.94
5.Diversity
6.A civil rights campaigner
7.The Rocky Mountains
8.Selma
9.President of the Academy
10.Hollywood
