Why do we need Scholarships for Media Artists?
Because when it comes to the Oscars, the glass ceiling is far from broken!
Just check out the percentage of women who have won Academy Awards. Sadly, no comparable numbers are avaliable on minority achievement.
Percentage of Women nominated for and won Academy Awards:
Best Picture
(Producers)
Nominees: 7%
Winners: 5%
Best Director
Nominees: 0.5%
Winners: 0%
Best Writer
Nominees: 8%
Winners: 9%
Cinematography
Nominees: 0%
Winners: 0%
Best Score
Nominees: 2%
Winners: 3%
Best Editor
Nominees: 15%
Winners: 12%
As the numbers prove, we need new and different voices in the entertainment industry.
The best way to achieve this goal is to bring new and different students into the pipeline in communication arts programs in colleges.
That is the goal of College Media Scholars.
About College Media Scholars
The College Media Scholars Foundation is a 501c3 charity that endeavors to diversify the creative side of the entertainment industry. The numbers tell the story.
The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University found in a 2008 study that women comprised only 15% of all directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors working on the top 250 domestic grossing films of 2007. ...read more