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Hollywood Diversity Report 2026 Part 1: Theatrical

Ana-Christina Ramón, Michael Tran, Jade Abston, Nico Garcia and Darnell Hunt

March 12, 2026

Hollywood Diversity, Publications,

Summary

This report is the thirteenth in a series of annual studies produced by UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) to explore relationships between diversity and the bottom line in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Housed within the IRLE and Division of Social Sciences, the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative (EMRI) – which explores equity and access issues affecting entertainment industry workers and tracks the viewing habits of increasingly diverse audiences – produced the report.

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