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Oscars 2026: A Brown Ceiling Persists - This Sunday, the Academy Awards honor the best films of 2025, with Latino nominees making up seven percent of the total. Standouts include Guillermo del Toro, Benicio del Toro, and Wagner Moura, the first Brazilian ever nominated for lead actor. Despite progress, patterns persist with more Latino and Black nominees but mostly white winners. A new UCLA report shows just 2.8 percent of leads and 5 percent of all roles went to Latinos in top 2025 films, despite them being the most loyal moviegoers at 59 percent attendance. Diverse casts also top box office charts, proving the business case for change.

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