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And Bulgarian star Maria Bakalova, 25, who was in the running for best supporting actress for her role in the new Borat film, also made the cut in a year when the Academy has continued its efforts to diversify its ranks.
The Academy said this year it had slashed the number of invitations from 819 to 395 ‘to enable steady future growth and to ensure the necessary infrastructure, staff resources and environment to support all Academy members’.
As a result of the more selective process, the intake was 46 per cent women, 39 per cent from under-represented ethnic groups and 53 per cent from countries outside the US.
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