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The group behind the prestigious Oscars film awards has invited 928 artists and executives to join the Academy Awards body – almost half of whom are women.
Of those invited by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, just over a third are from minorities, BBC reported on Tuesday.
The move is part of a plan to double the number of women and ethnic minorities in the Academy by 2020.
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The recent #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo movements criticised the body for its overwhelmingly white male membership.
Among those invited to join the Academy as part of its push to become more diverse are female cinematographers from Mexico and France.
Other women stars on the list include US actors Jada Pinkett Smith, Amy Schumer, Ann Dowd and Christine Baranski, and the comedians Tiffany Haddish and Sarah Silverman.
Listed notable male stars include African-American comedian Dave Chappelle, Oscar-nominated Black Panther actor Daniel Kaluuya and French-American actor Timothée Chalamet, who starred in the film Call Me By Your Name.