Non-diverse films will no longer be eligible for a BAFTA
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With the #OscarsSoWhite controversy on a low simmer until the Academy announces this year’s nominees on January 24, the British Academy of Film and Television Awards, otherwise known as BAFTA, have done something extraordinary in the effort to make prestigious films less glaringly white. Beginning in 2019, films will no longer be eligible for two big awards if they meet less than two of four new diversity criteria. Any films nominated for the Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer categories will have to show some significant effort to improve diversity in “onscreen characters and themes, senior roles and crew, industry training and career progression, and audience access and appeal to under-represented audiences.”
The BBC reports that these new rules correlate with the B.F.I.’s diversity standards, which were put in place to improve inclusivity in British films. The BAFTAs are focusing on “increasing the representation of under-represented groups in front of and behind the camera,” according to a statement released by the organization.
The whites will hate this because white washing gives them a hard-on, but yes at the industry taking small steps to give minority actors chances to get diverse roles.
improve diversity in “onscreen characters and themes, senior roles and crew, industry training and career progression, and audience access and appeal to under-represented audiences.”
We should have actors given priority based on how great they are at acting, not the color of their skin.
Diversity means nothing if your movie sucks ass.
For example: Fantastic Four.
Good, glad you agree. We can look forward to decades upon decades of awards and accolades for black and brown people in film, considering that they have been carrying the entertainment industry on their backs for this long with little to no recognition already.