Oscars diversity: academy to double female and minority members by 2020

The announcement followed criticism and calls for an Oscar boycott after members nominated all-white slate of actors for the second year in a rowThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesis pledging to double the number of female and minority members by 2020 and will immediately diversify its leadership by adding three new seats to its board of governors.Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the changes Friday, following a weeklong storm of criticism and calls for an Oscar boycott