A growing list of the Hollywood stars who've committed to inclusion riders

The most buzzed-about moment at this year's Oscars wasn't a Jimmy Kimmel bit or a presenter flub. It was Frances McDormand's acceptance speech.

With two words – "inclusion rider" – McDormand called on her colleagues to take action against the industry's lack of diversity. The question was no longer what Hollywood's top talents could do, but what they would do.

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The inclusion rider is contract language that a filmmaker or star can use in negotiations to demand that a project meet a certain standard of diversity. In the days since McDormand's speech, a growing number of top-tier talents have publicly pledged to adopt inclusion riders going forward. Read more...

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