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Cate Blanchett
Arts & Entertainment

Cate Blanchett on bringing in more women, trans, and nonbinary filmmakers

She's doing her bit for inclusion, but she wonders why it's only women who are asked to do this.

Daddy's Home
Arts & Entertainment

Hollywood's Straight White Male Problem Hasn't Changed in 10 Years

USC Annenberg's in-depth study found that 99 percent of the characters in 2017's top films were straight and cisgender. 

Brie Larson
film

'Hate White Dudes'? No, Brie Larson Wants Diverse Film Critics

"I don't need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn't work about A Wrinkle in Time," she said while announcing that film festivals will increase access to diverse critics.

Cate Blanchett
Women

This New Program From Cate Blanchett Aims to Change Filmmaking for Women, Trans, and Nonbinary Students

Cate Blanchett is launching a new program through USC to provide women filmmakers with money, mentorship, and exposure.

Proof of Concept program next generation talented filmmakers Nicole Taylor Roberts Nate Gualtieri Laura Moss
Arts & Entertainment

Cate Blanchett program announces first 11 women, trans, and nonbinary filmmakers to support

Each will receive $50,000 to help them make a short film that will serve as "proof of concept" for a larger project.

Neil Portnow
Music

Artists Demand Grammys President 'Step Down' After He Told Women to 'Step Up'

#GrammysSoMale? Pink and Justin Trantor were among those who criticized Recording Academy president Neil Portnow for tone-deaf remarks.

Queer Movies
film

Herstory: Three Films by Women With Out Female Stars Open This Weekend

Diversity finally abounds at the box office with The Spy Who Dumped Me, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and The Darkest Minds.

Oscar diversity
Voices

Who Is Most to Blame For Hollywood’s Diversity Problem?

It’s the system, and not performers like The Danish Girl's Eddie Redmayne, that is responsible for the lack of diversity in mainstream Hollywood, says The Advocate's transgender issues correspondent.