Famous Films with Diverse Casts
This 2017 animated film set in Mexico celebrates The Day of the Dead, and showcases Mexican culture through an all-Latino cast.
What is Coco?
She was the first female director in 1896.
Who is Alice Guy-Blache?
This 2004 film made history by focusing on LGBTQ+ issues and became a cultural milestone for the representation of the community in cinema.
What is Brokeback Mountain?
This Oscar winner was the oldest woman to receive an award in any category at 89.
Who is Ann Roth?
This actress won the first Oscar for Best actress in 1929.
Who is Janet Gaynor?
This 2018 Disney Marvel movie broke box office records with a predominately black cast.
What is Black Panther?
This Filipino-American filmmaker is known for creating The Half of It, a film that focuses on LGBTQ+ and cultural identity.
Who is Alice Wu?
In 1915, this controversial film, directed by D.W Griffith, became one of the first feature-length films but was criticized for its racist portrayal. Despite this, it played a pivotal role in film history.
What is The Birth of a Nation?
This organization awards films, TV shows, and talent for outstanding diversity and inclusion.
What are the GLAAD Media Awards
This 2015 Oscar-winning film focused on the trans experience, starring Eddie Redmayne.
What is The Dainsh Girl?
In 2019, a film directed by Bong Joon-Ho made history as the first non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
What is Parasite?
This African-American director made history with Boyz N the Hood, becoming the first black and youngest director nominated for Best Director.
Who is John Singleton?
In 1939, this film, featuring African American actress Hattie McDaniel, made history as the first black person to win an Oscar.
What is Gone with the wind?
This program, established in 2018, aimed to address gender imbalance in film by encouraging more women to direct.
What is the Academy Gold Fellowship?
This Latina actress was the first to win an EGOT.
Who is Rita Moreno?
In 2016, a film featuring an all Asian cast marked a milestone for Asian representation in Hollywood.
What is Crazy Rich Asians?
A Woman's Error was directed by the first female black director in 1922.
Who is Tressie Souders?
This woman was the first to earn $1 million for a single movie.
Who is Elizabeth Taylor?
This actor co-founded the #OscarsSoWhite movement to fight against racial inequality in the film industry.
Who is April Reign?
The first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Director
Who is Ava DuVernay?
In 1963, Sidney Poitier won Best Actor, as the first African-American, for this movie
What is Lilies of the Field?
In 2018, this visonary Mexican director won an Oscar for Best Director for The Shape of Water.
Who is Guillermo del Toro?
This 1989 film, Do the right thing, made history by showcasing the complex racial dynamics by this influential Afrian-American filmarker.
This two-time female Oscar winner was credited with writing more than 130 produced films during Hollywood's silent and early sound eras.
Who is Marion Benson?
This actress made history by being the first indigenous woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama.
Who is Lily Gladstone?