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But the nominees include many independent films, after BAFTA overhauled its voting processes to rectify all-white, all-male shortlists.

Bafta chiefs hail most diverse film nominations in modern history Updated: 09/03/2021, 5:20 pm There were no quotas used in the nomination process (Dominic Lipinski/PA) Bafta chiefs have said they hope the nominations for the annual film awards have been “nudged in an interesting direction” after a raft of changes were introduced to respond to a lack of diversity last year. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts expanded the nominations for director and the acting categories from five to six and introduced changes to voting, membership and campaigning processes after there were n...

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is through to the next round of voting THE BRITISH Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed the longlists for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2021 which includes the likes of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Rocks and MLK/FBI. I hope today’s longlists shows you that we remain committed to change in all aspects of the BAFTA’s awards on an ongoing basis BAFTA Film Committee Chair Marc Samuelson The publication of the longlists follows the BAFTA 2020 Review, whereby over 120 wide-ranging changes were introduced across voting, membership and campaignin...

Mumbai, Jan 26: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is celebrating the women who helped in drafting the Indian Constitution and says it has been enlightening to understand the importance of women in leadership.

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2021 by Hoai-Tran Bui BAFTA is expanding the competing field for its upcoming Film Awards ceremony in a big way. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is allowing any title released at any point in 2021 to still be eligible for the upcoming BAFTA Film Awards ceremony this April, which would have normally allowed only 2020 films and any 2021 releases up until April. But with the pandemic pushing many major releases back to this year, the BAFTA eligibility has just opened up wide. Deadline reports that BAFTA is extending the eligibility period for its...