Bafta Awards face backlash over all-white winners

[VySky]

So we have some that are very upset. Although the pool of candidates were indeed diverse, none were selected. Virtue signaling?

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The Bafta Awards have come under fire, after all the winners at its film ceremony on Sunday were white.
The prestigious British event had a diverse set of nominees, with people belonging to ethnic minorities taking almost 40% of acting shortlist slots.
But that did not translate into wins, with the 49 victors across all categories being white.
It comes three years after an outcry and subsequent reforms when all 20 acting nominees were white.

Bafta Awards face backlash over all-white winners

The prestigious film ceremony had a diverse set of nominees, but that did not translate into wins.

www.bbc.com

 

[Ug make hammer]

I don't care about the Bafta's.

 

[VySky]

I don't care about the Bafta's.

Yea. Those snubbed feel differently.

 

[Individual]

Simple solution, each category could have 4 winners, one from each major race.

 

[VySky]

Simple solution, each category could have 4 winners, one from each major race.

Or we stop keeping score.

 

[Individual]

Or we stop keeping score.

Suits me, I never heard of Bafta before today. Sounds like an excuse to party.

 

[Ug make hammer]

Yea. Those snubbed feel differently.

And I should care about privileged people exactly why?

 

[Sweden]

Simple solution, each category could have 4 winners, one from each major race.

No solution as our species is not divided into 'races', whether major or minor

 

[TheParser]

There was a minor protest over the latest Oscar awards, too.

No doubt the Oscars and the British version have learned their lesson.

They both should (quietly) establish quotas.

Then everyone will be happy -- except for maybe the movie-going audiences.

 

[countryboy]

Simple solution, each category could have 4 winners, one from each major race.

That certainly is a simple solution. Key word, "simple".

 

[samiam5211]

I don't care about the BAFTA's. I'm sure the people snubbed feel differently, but that doesn't make me care about the BAFTA's.

 

[Individual]

No solution as our species is not divided into 'races', whether major or minor

Only in America.

 

[Individual]

That certainly is a simple solution. Key word, "simple".

Leaves no room for complaints.

 

[countryboy]

Leaves no room for complaints.

Ha! Good one.

 

[JRTurner]

I read an article recently about how the lack of diversity in movie critics/judges has led to a lot of excellent minority work not being fully understood by the 'old white guys' evaluating the film. That was an aspect I hadn't thought of before. I wonder if it's not so much honoring diversity on the stage, as it is more about inclusion backstage. Just a thought

 

[Juin]

I read an article recently about how the lack of diversity in movie critics/judges has led to a lot of excellent minority work not being fully understood by the 'old white guys' evaluating the film. That was an aspect I hadn't thought of before. I wonder if it's not so much honoring diversity on the stage, as it is more about inclusion backstage. Just a thought

Good point

 

[Roadvirus]

Simple solution, each category could have 4 winners, one from each major race.

So...scrap the idea of "Quality" and go with "Quantity"?

 

[Individual]

So...scrap the idea of "Quality" and go with "Quantity"?

We seem to be hung up on applying positive recognition of nearly every minute difference. It would essentially change the awards to being the "best of the best" and the "best of the worst", leaving everyone including the recipients to wonder.

Another option would be to have two distinct panels of judges, one comprised of all whites and the other all blacks.

 

[Fishking]

Or we stop keeping score.

Well...for the most part, yes, but not 100% because racial bias actually IS still a think, though not as much as it was in the past.

 

[DCCougar]

Yea. Those snubbed feel differently.

Were they "snubbed" or just out-performed? I saw Cate Blanchett in Tar. I predict she will also win the Oscar. It was probably the best acting performance in the last ten years. Her competitors ought to feel honored to have been nominated in the same category as her.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

So we have some that are very upset. Although the pool of candidates were indeed diverse, none were selected. Virtue signaling?

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The Bafta Awards have come under fire, after all the winners at its film ceremony on Sunday were white.
The prestigious British event had a diverse set of nominees, with people belonging to ethnic minorities taking almost 40% of acting shortlist slots.
But that did not translate into wins, with the 49 victors across all categories being white.
It comes three years after an outcry and subsequent reforms when all 20 acting nominees were white.

Bafta Awards face backlash over all-white winners

The prestigious film ceremony had a diverse set of nominees, but that did not translate into wins.

www.bbc.com

The racists were very upset that Whites won.

 

[Rogue Valley]

The racists were very upset that Whites won.

Not the white racists.

As a fabulous European White Male, I dont live my life attempting to do for blacks and other minorities. I'm busy doing European White Male stuff.

 

[Ahlevah]

Simple solution, each category could have 4 winners, one from each major race.

Why just four winners? Give everyone a participation trophy.

 

[Individual]

Why just four winners? Give everyone a participation trophy.

That would work too.

 

[ettoremathedi]

I'm all for complaining and protesting the winners IF AND WHEN you have a point over wh oshould've won.
It's always "why this white guy won", but it's never in the context of "well look at the work of those two other people, so much better, I can show analysis and reviews that explain their acting brilliance".
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It's just "it shouldn't be this white'.
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And I'm a liberal who agrees that there is racial bias when you have majority white voters in award shows. But don't disregard someone's win and work just because. Once you can point out undeserving winners getting tons of awards because they're white while consensus better acting from minorities are ignored, THEN YOU CAN TALK ABOUT INJUSTICE AND BIAS.