Not so quiet on the western front
Lily-white Baftas and the Best Picture award once again fail to move the needle on issues of diversity
The winners of the Baftas (British Academy of Film and Television Awards) were announced on Sunday evening and as always there were celebrations for the victors and sympathy for the losers of the last major awards ceremony before the Oscars.
There was also more than a little incredulity and outrage at the undeniably white makeup of the winners podium. Like the Oscars, the Baftas have come under increasing criticism for failing to acknowledge the contributions made to the British film industry by filmmakers of colour since the #BAFTAsSoWhite hashtag first started trending on social media eight years ago...
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