Berry, Rodriguez speak out on diversity and Hollywood

LOS ANGELES - Halle Berry, the only black woman to ever win a best actress Oscar, said her 2002 win turned out to be meaningless, and Fast and Furious star Michelle Rodriguez warned she may quit the action movie franchise unless filmmakers "show some love for women".

Their comments proved a reality check for women in Hollywood on Wednesday even as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it invited 298 more women to join its ranks in a bid to improve diversity at the organization behind the Oscars.

Berry in 2002 won the best actress Oscar for Monster's Ball becoming the first black woman to do so. Fifteen years on, she remains the only woman of color to get the honor.