#BAFTAsSoWhite trends on social media as nominations criticised for excluding actors of colour
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) are on the back foot after incurring heavy criticism over the lack of diversity in their nominations, which were announced today.
Among the 20 major acting nominations there were no actors of colour, with snubs for Cynthia Erivo,
Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Murphy and The Farewell’s Awkwafina. Bafta has been the target of similar criticism in previous years, and in 2018 a report revealed that 94% of all Bafta film award nominees have been white. The only categories in 2020 with a diverse acting field was the EE rising star award, where Micheal Ward, Kelvin Harrison Jr and Awkwafina were nominated. The hashtag #BAFTAsSoWhite began trending on social media.