Hollywood’s awards season may not show it, but the most popular movies in the United States are increasingly diverse. That is the finding of a report released this week. It comes from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California. The report found that more of 2019’s top movies had women or members of racial minorities as lead characters than ever before. Researchers with the university examined the 100 most popular films in North American theaters. They found that 31 movies had leads or co-leads from an underrepresented racial group. That represents an increase of four films from 2018 and is nearly three times higher than the number 10 years ago. The researchers found similar gains for female lead actors.
Title: Top Films Include Record Numbers of Women, Minorities
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Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California.</span> <span data-start-time='25188' data-end-time='39896'>The report found that more of 2019’s top movies had women or members of racial minorities as lead characters than ever before.</span> <span data-start-time='39896' data-end-time='49375'>Researchers with the university examined the 100 most popular films in North American theaters.</span> <span data-start-time='49375' data-end-time='58792'>They found that 31 movies had leads or co-leads from an underrepresented racial group.</span> <span data-start-time='58792' data-end-time='71417'>That represents an increase of four films from 2018 and is nearly three times higher than the number 10 years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='71417' data-end-time='77542'>The researchers found similar gains for female lead actors.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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traditional role</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/a_significant_increase_in_films.wav'><span>a significant increase in films</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/made_up_of_things_that_are_different.wav'><span>made up of things that are different</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/similar_gains_for_female_leads.wav'><span>similar gains for female leads</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14389 data-hint-location='39896' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/how_many_popular_films_did_the_researchers_examine.wav'>How many popular films did the researchers examine?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='100'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/100.wav'><span>100</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/10.wav'><span>10</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/31.wav'><span>31</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/4.wav'><span>4</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14390 data-hint-location='25188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3918/more_movies_had_members_of__blank_.wav'>More movies had members of <span class='blank'>racial minorities</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='racial minorities'><div class='choice' 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