BAFTA Survey Reveals 12% Of Voters Are From Minority Ethnic Groups & 37% Are Women; Awards Body Commits To Improving Representation
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deadline.comBAFTA has unveiled the results from its most comprehensive membership survey to date.In total, 37.4% of current members are women, 12.2% are from minority ethnic groups, 5.3% have a disability, and 9.7% identify as LGBTQI+.
For the first time in the body’s history, a survey was conducted across the entire global membership and filling it out was compulsory for voters.In 2020, BAFTA received criticism for the make-up of its nominations, which featured all-white acting nominees and no female directors.
This year, however, was a very different picture, and the organization has rightly received praise for significant changes made to the voting process that have clearly impacted representation across its categories.The awards body will hope to
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