BAFTA Admits ‘Infuriating’ Lack of Diversity in Noms, Calls on Industry to Change

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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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Insane to see Star Wars get all the technical award noms and Avengers get zip.

Could have nominated actors from ParasiteMovie ya wankers!

All award shows reflect the rather narrow tastes the those who vote. They tend to be the dull, kinda boring movies that make people feel super smart for watching, while not being particularly well made or entertaining. They do not reflect the best work of the year.

You praised Lupita, Jennifer Lopez & Awkwafina for their performances in their projects. But when it comes to actually nominating them, you'd rather see someone else get nominated twice in the same category.🤨

BAFTA this is ridiculous. It should be purely based on the talented individuals winning awards and not defined by colour, gender or sexuality etc.

hey BAFTA you could have chosen other films

that is SUCH a LINE OF BS ! IT IF NOT THEN BAFTA or and ALL Other award show for that matter would not NONANTE until is is a 50/50.. is that the answer af·firm·a·tive ac·tion ? and that will never happen, So Zip it already

This is so endemic in Hollywood and in business. So many love touting diversity as a cute talking point, but when the rubber meets the road they do nothing. Like so many others, BAFTA is lying trash for this.

The industry offered plenty of options this year.

What are they going to do about it? Force voters to vote for people of certain ethnicities, or maybe create reserved spots for them?

Well did they see the Golden Globes? Not much had changed there. Also betting the Oscars will be 'so white' again this year.

They were great performances by people of color. Y’all know what you were doing when you nominated two white actresses TWICE in the same category.

NO. they are the industry. 2019 was an amazing year for poc perfomances. how the fuck can they nominate margot robbie TWO TIMES and completely IGNORE lupita’s double role? the cast of parasite wasn’t even acknowledged. and there were so much more. THEY. ARE. THE. INDUSTRY.

There are lots of younger, open minded industry people who have been trying to join BAFTA for years, but can’t get in due to the membership cap. So, this is what happens. 🙄

Una industria vendida 🙄

You tweeted this same thing 3 hours ago!

I mean I'm all about diversity, but what are ya gonna really do? Demand that there be at least one black man and one woman in the noms every year? The best performances get nominated, just get over it, or cancel it.

MMM? THEN DO SOMETHING

The point is NONE of the bigots awards mean anything. It’s all bullshit. But let’s pretend it’s not so these clowns can lay claim to some cultural relevancy they don’t have.

there are to many conservative BAFTA voters

hmmmm inch resting! it's almost as if...they could've done something...like recognize people of color...who had great performances this year...with a nomination... BUT WHAT DO I KNOW

NextBestPicture uncuttgemss

Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, J Lo, Eddie Murphy, lupita nyong’o, Lulu Wang, greta Gerwig...all snubbed and all deserved a chance

Then again does anyone really care about the BAFTA awards?

Maybe a UK government department should decide the nominations, based on strict inclusion parameters.

There enough great movies out there and they choose to follow a white agenda as usual. Queen & Slim Shadow Dolemite Is My Name Waves Us Long Day's Journey Into Night Luce The Farewell There is a plenty of great movies that deserves to be on this list. I bet they didn't see it.

NextBestPicture Tired of people saying well there’s no person of color that should be nominated this year they didn’t deserve it or no women director was good enough If you say that you did not see US, The Farewell, Little Women, Booksmart (Hot take but Lulu & Greta Todd) 🙌

NextBestPicture Er, isn't BAFTA part of 'the industry'? The words 'shooting' and 'foot' come to mind .....

There are plenty but you ignore them

BAFTA are years late with this information

Yes give more roles to different types of people not only white, because you cant just nominate just to be diverse

BAFTA Blames the industry when they failed to vote for the cast of Us or Queen & Slim among MANY other brilliantly made films feauturing people of color... 🤨

Infuriating! If only there was something that could be done...

It starts at the top, greenlighting more diverse stories, actors and filmmakers. The odds will always be stacked and award season will always be this way until there's a balance in offerings, because you can't award what is not made. EEBAFTAs BAFTA

Just like the in memoriam at the golden globes

Except it’s not the industry this time, the work and the worthy nominees were there. BAFTA’s voting body is where the bias needs to be tackled within their membership. BAFTA

SO, they knew they had a problem TWO years ago yet here they r now, having to once again pretend they give a 💩? Now they'll have to pay lip service by passing the buck and once the season is over they can ignore the problem again? That's what I heard

Waves was a great movie that should have been nominated that nobody has heard about. You should have highlighted this is an example.

What a load of 🐂💩, those nominated clearly have talent, if you want more diversity then get those whinging and moaning to work harder and produce the goods! Fckuing diversity not enough women, not enough bme, not enough lgbt, not enough “they” its all a load of Faux outrage!

They voted in what they liked. Period. I think no Awards group should follow a politica agenda.

BAFTA oh please... this is, in your terms, complete rubbish! YOU ARE THE FREAKING INDUSTRY! Enact change within your voting pool and make it more diverse! We’re in 2020 and not one person of color nominated?! Shame on all of you baftassowhite

'industry'

Lupita Nyong'o was right there for a double role. The critics literally laid the groundwork for you.

Lupita can't get a single nomination for her double performance in one film, but Margot Robbie gets two nominations, one for a role she doesn't speak and is insignificant.

Or BAFTA could have nominated JordanPeele MNightShyamalan thumbelulu and TaikaWaititi for best director; Winston_Duke, and HimeshJPatel for best actor. You know since they all pretty much were the best directors and actors last year.... but keep complaining

BAFTA this is such a ratings/social media tactic. But you're over british academy 🤡🤡 BAFTAsSoWhite

Margot Robbie vs Margot Robbie in the supporting actress category is pretty laughable.

Didn’t you listen to Ricky Gervais at all? It doesn’t matter 😂😂😂

I mean, if the best actors, for example, are all white and straight, it is what it is? Don’t push a nom for a person of color if it’s undeserved

BAFTA should listen to Ricky Gevais speech

But what's the issue now?

You are the industry.

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