The actions have been varied, from expanding the Best Picture nominee pool to as much as 10 in 2009 to
outgoing Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs's recent efforts to diversify the voting body.
Rochester attorney and former
president of the state
Academy of Trial Lawyers Bob Brenna also complimented Hochul, saying the
outgoing U.S. attorney has «proven time and time again that he will not back down and he will not fail to investigate until he gets to the truth, and once he decides which direction to go in, it will not be compromised.»