"For now, the Bafta film awards appears to have headed off further criticism over its long-running diversity crisis after revealing its longlists on Friday. Despite Bafta overhauling its awards voting system in 2020 after claims of systemic racism, outrage re-emerged in 2023 after no people of colour won awards. The longlists, which are an intermediate stage on the way to the final nominations with each category determined by different mixes of membership voting and jury selection, suggest that some progress is being made."
"In the directors list, which Bafta mandated must include 50% women, the longlist has found room for Chloe Zhao (Hamnet), Katherine Bigelow (A House of Dynamite), Lynne Ramsay (Die My Love), Hikari (Rental Family) and Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab). Including Ryan Coogler (Sinners), the list contains four people of colour; Bafta however, does not appear to have targets for this."
"Places have been found for Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good), who was excluded from the Actors (formerly Screen Actors Guild) awards nominees, alongside Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another) and Tessa Thompson (Hedda) in the best actress list, while Sinners' Michael B Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo, and Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) are included elsewhere."
Bafta revealed longlists for its film awards, indicating some improvement on diversity after a 2020 voting overhaul and 2023 criticism when no people of colour won. The directors longlist meets a mandated 50% women requirement and includes Chloe Zhao, Katherine Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay, Hikari and Kaouther Ben Hania; it also includes Ryan Coogler, bringing the directors list to four people of colour. Acting longlists are less diverse, with seven people of colour among 40 longlistees, though Cynthia Erivo, Tessa Thompson and Michael B Jordan appear. Bafta says it reached several membership diversity targets but fell short of 50% female membership.
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