Frances McDormand set social media ablaze in 2018 when she won her second Oscar for Best Actress and used part of her acceptance speech to talk about an “inclusion rider” — a provision in a contract providing for a certain level of diversity in casting, production or other aspects related to operations within the entertainment business. Actors like Michael B. Jordan, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck have since adopted the idea, and studios like Warner Bros. made it a standard part of some company productions.
Now it appears the idea of inclusion riders and their power for good is spreading even further into the industry, promoting even greater levels of diversity and inclusion for previously underrepresented workers.
Jonathan Landrum Jr. of the Associated Press reported that following a major announcement, “the Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony.”
