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BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar Addresses Diversity Concerns As Membership Data Unveiled: “Setting Diversity Quotas For Voting Is Not The Answer”

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has shared its latest membership data, revealing the makeup of individuals who vote across its awards.

The figures, released alongside a letter to members from chair Krishnendu Majumdar, state that as of May 2023, the current BAFTA membership comprises a 42:58 female-male split, with 16% of members from underrepresented ethnic groups, 7% with a disability, and 12% identifying as LGBTQIA+.

The overall number of global BAFTA members has now risen to over 11,500, with over 2,500 industry professionals from across film, games, and television joining since 2020, BAFTA reported.

The data is the result of a mandatory survey handed to all voting BAFTA members before they can access films through the body’s official streaming platform.

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