This move comes less than two weeks after the Academy banned Harvey Weinstein from its ranks, with the Academy revealing in a statement on October 14 that, “The Board continues to work to establish ethical standards of conduct that all Academy members will be expected to exemplify.”
The Academy’s expulsion of Harvey Weinstein has also lead to questions about why he was expelled, and others with similar offenses, such as Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski, continue to remain Academy members.
The governing board that presides over The Academy Awards is taking some big steps in the aftermath of the accusations against Harvey Weinstein and many others in the film industry.
Dawn Hudson promised members that this code of conduct will be brought up when the 54-member Academy Board meets again in both December and January.