The annual UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report showed a detailed look at how the film industry was shaped and, in many ways, set back during the pandemic.
As Hollywood emerged from the pandemic, its biggest film productions dipped in diversity after years of incremental progress, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Opportunities were notably greater for women and people of color on streaming platforms than in theatrically released films.
As the film industry sought to claw back moviegoers in 2022, it did so by leaning more on films starring and directed by white men, despite considerable evidence that more diverse films attract larger audiences. Black, Latino and Asian American moviegoers make up nearly half of all frequent moviegoers, and for the biggest hits, often account for the majority of ticket buyers.
"It definitely was not an industry that was back all the way. But I really think it gives a picture of a two-tiered system that's been created," says Ana-Christina Ramón, director of the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative at UCLA, which produces the report."What will be interesting to see is what happens in 2023 if it continues to have this bifurcation.
At the same time, streaming releases are more inclusive, accounting for more films with diverse casts and more female leads. Sixty-four percent of original streaming releases in 2022 had casts that were more than 30% non-white, as opposed to 57% of theatrical releases. About a third of leads in top streaming films went to people of color — nearly 12% more than in theatrical films but still about 10% below population demographics.
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