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The Oscars is introducing a new awards category for outstanding achievement in popular film.
It's among three changes approved on Tuesday by the Academy's board of governors.
It means box office hits such as Black Panther and The Greatest Showman could be more likely to pick up an award.
It is unclear, however, whether the change will come into effect in time for next Oscars ceremony in February.
In a message to its member the Academy said eligibility requirements for the new category and other key details would be "forthcoming".
In previous years, films which have done well at the box officeincluding Mamma Mia, Avatar and the Mission Impossible franchisehave been snubbed by the Oscars.
An outstanding popular film category may also go some way to allay criticism that many of the films acknowledged by the Oscars do not reflect what the viewing public want to watch and are becoming "increasingly irrelevant".
The Academy's board of governors has also set an earlier date for the 2020 Oscars ceremony and will shorten the telecast to three hours in an attempt to make the ceremony "more accessible for our viewers worldwide".
In order to fit in all 24 award categories, some will be presented during commercial breaks with the winning moments edited and aired later in the broadcast.