Academy CEO Bill Kramer Maps Oscars’ Global Ambitions in Tokyo: ‘Parasite’ Win Was ‘a Pivot, a Shift’

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The Academy plans to keep taking the Oscars global, from recruiting members in underrepresented countries to streaming the ceremony free on YouTube, its leadership said in Tokyo, where CEO Bill Kramer said the share of members living outside the U.S. has grown from around 5% to 25% in a decade.

Kramer was speaking at an Academy in Tokyo panel at the Tokyo International Film Festival alongside Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor and chief membership, impact and industry officer Meredith Shea, moderated by festival director Hisamatsu Takeo. The festival also presented Kramer with its Global Cinema Leadership Special Award.

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