The Entertainment and Media Research Initiative (EMRI)
The Entertainment and Media Research Initiative (EMRI) at the UCLA Institute for Research and Labor and Employment (IRLE) explores equity and access issues affecting entertainment industry workers and tracks the viewing habits of increasingly diverse audiences.
The Hollywood Diversity Report series is a project of the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative. The reports primarily examine the relationship between racial, ethnic and gender diversity and the bottom line in the entertainment industry.
For media inquiries, please contact Barbra Ramos at bramos@stratcomm.ucla.edu and Willa Needham at willaneedham@ucla.edu. For general information about the report, please contact Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón, Director of the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative, at acramon@ss.ucla.edu.
Hollywood Diversity Report
News
Recent press coverage
- Audiences Prefer Films With Diverse Casts, UCLA Study Finds, Variety, March 12, 2026
- Hollywood’s top films were less diverse in 2025: ‘Studios have relapsed into a colorblind complacency’, Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2026
- Women Directed Just Over 10% of 2025’s Biggest Films, New UCLA Study Finds, The Wrap, March 12, 2026
- Hollywood Diversity Report Released: Finds drop in representation for race, ethnicity, gender, ABC7, March 12, 2026
- With declining diversity, the U.S. theatrical film industry faces an uncertain future, UCLA Newsroom, March 12, 2026
