DuVernay's election comes well after the #OscarsSoWhite movement was launched in January 2015 in response to the Academy picking an all-white slate of nominees — the same year"Selma" was in contention.
The organisation behind the Academy Awards elected "Selma" director Ava DuVernay on Wednesday as it slightly increased its number of female and black governors. "As a result of this election, the number of female Academy governors increases from 25 to 26, and people of colour increases from 11 to 12, including the three Governors-at-Large," the Academy said in a statement.
Its star David Oyelowo, who failed to pick up a nomination, last week claimed Academy members had threatened to sink "Selma" after cast and crew protested the death of Eric Garner with "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts at the film's 2014 premiere.
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