Baftas 2020 Slammed After Only White Actors Receive Nominations
Film fans have been voicing their concerns on social media after it was revealed that all 20 of this year’s acting Bafta nominations have gone to white stars.
On Tuesday morning, it was revealed that stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and Renée Zellweger had all been recognised for their acting work in the last year, with Margot Robbie even bagging two nominations in the same category.

However, many quickly pointed out that actors of colour have been completely snubbed at this year’s ceremony, despite many receiving critical acclaim for their performances, including Lupita Nyong’o for her dual role in the horror film Us and The Farewell star Awkwafina.
Many also pointed out the absence of Eddie Murphy, Cynthia Eviro and Jennifer Lopez, all of whom had been nominated for Golden Globes for their roles in Dolemite Is My Name, Harriet and Hustlers, respectively...
Many have also lamented the fact that, much like the recent Golden Globes, no women have been nominated in the Best Director category, despite critically-acclaimed efforts from filmmakers Lulu Wang, Greta Gerwig and Lorene Scafaria, among many others…
Earlier in the week, Bafta announced the contenders for the Rising Star award which included a much more diverse list of people, including Micheal Ward – of Top Boy and Blue Story fame – and the aforementioned Awkwafina.
Also competing for the Rising Star title are Jack Lowden, Awkwafina and Kelvin Harrison Jr.
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Past winners of the title include Black Panther star Letitia Wright, Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya and Spider-Man’s Tom Holland.
This year’s Baftas will take place on Sunday 2 February and will air on BBC One.
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Jodie Comer

Jennifer Lopez

Olivia Colman

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Billy Porter

Renée Zellweger

Margot Robbie

Taylor Swift

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost

Kit Harington

Helen Mirren

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Jennifer Aniston

Andrew Scott

Reese Witherspoon

Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon

Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker

Cynthia Erivo

Brad Pitt

Awkwafina

Saoirse Ronan

Joaquin Phoenix

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach

Gwyneth Paltrow

Cate Blanchett

Glenn Close

Beanie Feldstein

Taron Egerton and Emily Thomas

Natasha Lyonne

Ana De Armas

Laura Dern

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

Gillian Anderson

Kate McKinnon

Paul Rudd and Julie Yaeger

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