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UNM Law Students Against Gendered Acting Categories at the Oscars

March 20, 2026

3.20.26 – For nearly a century now, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has gendered its awards for performers. A few years back, a group of undergraduate constitutional law students at the University of New Mexico questioned that structure — and their report made it all the way to the Academy’s Board of Governors. Last year, Senior Producer Lou Divizio sat down with two of the 10 student authors and their professor to find out what they recommended — and why. 

Correspondent: 
Lou DiVizio 

Guest: 
Abigail McCoy, UNM Constitutional Law Student, Proposal Contributor   
Devrah Fung, UNM Constitutional Law Student, Proposal Contributor   
Lawrence Jones, UNM Adjunct Professor, Former NJ Superior Court Judge