Diversity at the Oscars, By-the-Numbers

The truth about where minorities stand in the Academy.

#OscarsSoWhite  - Much noise has been made about the lack of diversity in this year's — and most years' — Oscar nominations. A look at the history of Hollywood's biggest awards show by the numbers demonstrates that the whitewashing of the Academy Awards should come as no surprise. Here's a look at where people of color stand in the Academy. (Photo: Lee Celano/WireImage)

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#OscarsSoWhite  - Much noise has been made about the lack of diversity in this year's — and most years' — Oscar nominations. A look at the history of Hollywood's biggest awards show by the numbers demonstrates that the whitewashing of the Academy Awards should come as no surprise. Here's a look at where people of color stand in the Academy. (Photo: Lee Celano/WireImage)

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And the Oscar Doesn't Go To...  - There are 20 acting nominees in the Academy Awards. However, there are zero non-white actors nominated, despite the notable Black films released recently like Straight Outta Compton and Creed.   (Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

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And the Oscar Doesn't Go To...  - There are 20 acting nominees in the Academy Awards. However, there are zero non-white actors nominated, despite the notable Black films released recently like Straight Outta Compton and Creed.   (Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

White Boys Club  - Of the 6,000-plus members in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, only 6 percent are non-white. Blacks, Latinos and Asians collectively make up over 35% of the total U.S. population (13.2%, 17.1% and 5.3%, respectively), meaning that minorities are severely under-represented in the Academy. (Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

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White Boys Club  - Of the 6,000-plus members in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, only 6 percent are non-white. Blacks, Latinos and Asians collectively make up over 35% of the total U.S. population (13.2%, 17.1% and 5.3%, respectively), meaning that minorities are severely under-represented in the Academy. (Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

50 Shades of White  - Collectively, Black, Latino and Asian actors who have won Oscars since the first Academy Awards in 1929 add up to a dismal 16 (9, 4 and 3, respectively). Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award.  (Photo: John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)

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50 Shades of White  - Collectively, Black, Latino and Asian actors who have won Oscars since the first Academy Awards in 1929 add up to a dismal 16 (9, 4 and 3, respectively). Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award.  (Photo: John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)

Low Stats  - In fact, in the Academy's 87-year history, only 9.4% of total nominees in the acting categories were not white. Many talented Black actors, from Will Smith to David Oyelowo, have never won an Oscar. (Photo: John Barr/Liaison)

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Low Stats  - In fact, in the Academy's 87-year history, only 9.4% of total nominees in the acting categories were not white. Many talented Black actors, from Will Smith to David Oyelowo, have never won an Oscar. (Photo: John Barr/Liaison)

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Gender Bias  - Women haven't fared much better than minorities. Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to have ever won Best Director (for Zero Dark Thirty).(Photo: Unique Nicole/Getty Images)

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Gender Bias  - Women haven't fared much better than minorities. Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to have ever won Best Director (for Zero Dark Thirty).(Photo: Unique Nicole/Getty Images)

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Raise Our Voice  - The diversity problem starts way before the Oscar nominations are announced. African-American speaking roles in the 500 top-grossing films at the U.S. box office in 2013 amount to only 10.8% of all roles, even with the big hits from Kevin Hart, Will Smith, Denzel and others. (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

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Raise Our Voice  - The diversity problem starts way before the Oscar nominations are announced. African-American speaking roles in the 500 top-grossing films at the U.S. box office in 2013 amount to only 10.8% of all roles, even with the big hits from Kevin Hart, Will Smith, Denzel and others. (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

No Hablando Español  - Representation of Latinos is even worse: Though Latinos make up more than 17% of the U.S. population, they only comprise 4% of all speaking roles in Hollywood films.  (Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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No Hablando Español  - Representation of Latinos is even worse: Though Latinos make up more than 17% of the U.S. population, they only comprise 4% of all speaking roles in Hollywood films.  (Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Black Hollywood  - In order to get Black stories on the screen, we need more Black directors behind the camera. As of 2015, the number of Black filmmakers among the 565 directors of the top 500 films in the previous five years is only 33. How many can you name? (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

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Black Hollywood  - In order to get Black stories on the screen, we need more Black directors behind the camera. As of 2015, the number of Black filmmakers among the 565 directors of the top 500 films in the previous five years is only 33. How many can you name? (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

No Chicks Allowed  - Narrow it down to Black female filmmakers and the number is only two. Gina Prince-Bythewood and Ava DuVernay are the only ones who managed to break into this boy's club. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Athena Film Festival)

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No Chicks Allowed  - Narrow it down to Black female filmmakers and the number is only two. Gina Prince-Bythewood and Ava DuVernay are the only ones who managed to break into this boy's club. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Athena Film Festival)

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Power Girls  - Across all races, still only 4% of directors who made films in the top 100 each year from 2002 until 2012 are women. (Photo: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Elizabeth Taylor White Diamond's Lustre)

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Power Girls  - Across all races, still only 4% of directors who made films in the top 100 each year from 2002 until 2012 are women. (Photo: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Elizabeth Taylor White Diamond's Lustre)