Joaquin Phoenix called out the film industry's 'systemic racism' at the BAFTAs. Watch his full speech here:
He continued: “I don’t think anybody wants a handout or preferential treatment, although that’s what we give ourselves every year. I think people just want to be acknowledged, appreciated and respected for their work.”“I have not done everything in my power to ensure that the sets I work on are inclusive, but I think it’s more than just having sets that are multicultural,” he concluded.
When asked specifically about diversity in the organization he added, “We are going in the right direction. “It’s not like it was before. When they see it, they will get into stuff like this and get nominated.” Prince William also weighed in on the issue, suggesting that it was “not right in this day and age” that we must keep discussing diversity and equality.
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