VIDEO : Oscar Diversity Push: One-Third of New Actor, Director Voters Not White

The Motion Picture Academy is getting bigger, more far-flung and more diverse -- the latter being a stated goal of Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and CEO Dawn Hudson. On June 26, the Oscar-granting body invited a record 322 individuals to join. That should boost the group's total membership -- even with the inevitable deaths that occur along the way -- above the 7,000 mark when an official tally is released this year.
Although women made up slightly less than 25 percent of the inductees and minorities represented an even smaller percentage, the new Academy is increasingly international, with South Korean director Bong Joon-ho and Argentine writer-director Damian Szifron among the invitees. Boone Isaacs said, "Our goal is to recognize filmmaking and talent no matter where you live."