BAFTA bigwigs admitted disappointment at the all-white acting nominations unveiled Tuesday, and called on the industry to affect better and faster change. It also promised action on gender equality…
when asked for his take on this year’s nominations. “It’s just a frustration that the industry is not moving as fast as certainly the whole BAFTA team would like it to be.”BAFTA film awards
“Joker” led the pack at the nominations announcement, ahead of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “The Irishman.” While Scarlett Johansson and Margot Robbie each received a brace of noms – the latter scoring two in the best supporting actress category alone – the female acting sections featured no people of color. The same was true of the male categories. No female helmers figured in the best director noms.
Where BAFTA can take control is with the Rising Star noms, which are selected by a jury rather than members, and featured Awkwafina, Kaitlyn Dever, Kelvin Harrison Jr., It can also support people coming through and ensure diverse voices are present on its schemes and programs. It also has control over its membership. New BAFTA members join through either invites or applications and the organization has been attempting to better balance its membership, notably through the invitation process.
Samuelson conceded it was “very disappointing” to have an all-male best director lineup. “BAFTA can’t tell the studios and the production companies who they should hire and whose stories should get told,” he said. “All BAFTA can do is try to lead and push and it’ll have to carry on pushing.”
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