NEXT YEAR'S OSCAR INCLUSION STANDARDS ARE ALREADY STIRRING DEBATE: While the rules are well-intentioned, some producers say gathering data is confusing and bumps up against privacy laws: 'How are we going to know who's gay when it's illegal to ask?'

Last fall, an independent filmmaker was filling out an online form to put forward his movie for Oscar consideration when some questions on the Academy's submissions site caught him off [...]