The 2020 BAFTA nominations are out, and have landed with an infuriating thud.
The nominees for the 73rd British Academy Film Awards were announced on Tuesday to public criticism over the lack of nods for people of colour and women.
The backlash prompted the chair of BAFTA’s film committee, Marc Samuelson, to admit the nominations were not as representative as they should be, but blamed the wider industry for the diversity problem.
“Infuriating lack of diversity in the acting noms,” he told Variety following the nominations his own committee decided on. “It’s just a frustration that the industry is not moving as fast as certainly the whole BAFTA team would like it to be.” Read more…
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Source : BAFTA head responds to backlash over lack of diversity in 2020 nominations
