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among them is brian tyree henry for his role in causeway— inducted into theaacademy in 2020, i was theoving the needle forward. there has been progress. new research shows the hashtag oscarssowhite and the movement it created eight years ago had a clear impact. 8% of nominees before oscarssowhite, the eight years before, the eight years after, 17% for people of color. that's notable, right? i mean, that's not a bad shift. it's nowhere near what it needs to be, which is 40%, which reflects the us population. that's the percentage of underrepresented racial ethnic groups in the united states, and that's where that number should be in 2023. i can see where this story is going. but a hashtag can't change everything everywhere all at once. a combination of films that celebrate underrepresented communities and new diversity standards to be brought in next year might help. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. i'm looking forward to them this year. sophie has had a good week by that full. she has, got another couple of days left. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello