The Oscars succeed in their bet for more diversity

Spouses Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, who announced the Oscar nominees -

The Academy of Oscars has kept its promise to offer more diversity in its nominations.

Indeed, nine diverse actors and actresses appeared in the long-awaited list, which was presented today by actress Priyanka Chopra and her husband, singer and actor Nick Jonas.

Steven Yeun thus becomes the first Asian-American actor to be nominated in the Best Actor category for

, while Riz Ahmed is the first actor of Pakistani origin to be nominated for an Oscar.

We should also note the presence of Yuh-Jung Youn, first South Korean actress, nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category also for

, which marks the history of the prestigious competition.

Another first, and not the least, the list of nominees in the Best Actor category is not predominantly white, which is a very strong symbol.

Slowly but surely

Additionally, the 2021 Oscars will see for the first time two female directors - Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell - compete for the Best Director trophy as only five women have been nominated for this award in the competition's history.

So many nominations that show the will of the Academy of Oscars to transform.

In September, the venerable institution unveiled its new diversity rules.

From 2024, a film will be able to claim the highest distinction if it meets two of the four criteria imposed, including that of having 30% of its cast from under-represented social groups.

Measures far from radical, but with a real symbolic significance.

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