The 'Berlin, I Love You' star urges people to demand change in the British awards show following the lack of nomination to non-white stars for this year's ceremony.
- Jan 31, 2020
AceShowbiz - Dame Helen Mirren has called on British film and TV fans to demand more from BAFTA Awards voters, after they failed to hand a single acting nomination to non-white stars.
The Oscar winner is also irked that no women are represented in the directing category at the prizegiving, which will be staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday, February 2.
"People should be impatient," she told the Mail Online, "and they should keep demanding change. It will come, incrementally, but it will only come if people demand it. And keep demanding it."
"Put your banner up for more roles for women, more roles for black women, especially, and more women directors. Keep demanding change. It's good to be impatient."
But she doesn't want to see tokenism at awards shows, adding, "I don't think any director or actor would want to be nominated because of the colour of their skin, or because of their gender. It's about the work, and there should be more of it."
