Film

Organisers respond to #OscarsSoWhite row with record numbers of new members

Idris Elba, Brie Larson, Ice Cube and Star Wars actors John Boyega and Oscar Isaac are among 683 new Academy invitees - though Daisy Ridley misses out

Brie Larson holds her Oscar best actress in her role in Room in February. Photograph: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images
Brie Larson holds her Oscar best actress in her role in Room in February. Photograph: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images
Thu Jun 30 2016 - 11:06
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