BAFTA Plans Major Review of Awards Voting After Diversity Issues Impact 2020 Noms
There will be a root and branch review of how the BAFTA Film Awards are voted on in the wake of this week’s nominations, which saw no people of color nominated in the acting categories and, again, no female helmers get a nod for best director. The head of BAFTA’s film committee, Marc Samuelson, told [...
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