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Baftas 2021 hailed as a ‘huge step forward’ for diversity in British film

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Baftas were today hailed as a “huge step forward” for diversity in British film as Daniel Kaluuya and Bukky Bakray won top prizes at this year’s virtual awards.

The awards - which were held mainly virtually over two nights this year - were hailed as proof of a “tremendous creative revival” in the industry.

This year, two-thirds of the acting nominations were for non-white performers - 16 out of 24. It represents a major turnaround from last year, when all 20 acting nominees were white.

Last night, Londoners Daniel Kaluuya - who won supporting actor for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah - and Rocks star Bukky Bakray - who won the EE Rising Star Award - were among those honoured.

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